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Amillex Daily Market Commentary | Sudden Change in Middle East Triggers Crude Oil Surge; Gold Seesawing at Highs with Focus on Geopolitical Premium 

During the early Asian session on Monday, June 22, 2026, the global commodity market once again fell into a long-short tug-of-war due to unexpected external events. Spot gold is currently trading around $4,157. Although macro uncertainty risks continue to provide solid bottom support for gold prices, the short-term strengthening of the US dollar index and the frequent hawkish policy signals released by the Federal Reserve recently have significantly suppressed gold’s further upward momentum, causing gold prices to exhibit an overall high-level consolidation pattern. 

In contrast, the crude oil market encountered a heavyweight catalyst over the weekend. The relevant multilateral negotiations that restarted on Sunday were abruptly suspended after lasting for about an hour and a half, as the negotiating parties failed to reach a consensus and frictions occurred, leading to a stalemate. Boosted by this escalation of friction, international oil prices surged at the opening. US crude oil (WTI) intraday gains once exceeded 2%, and it even forcibly stood above the high level of $98 at the opening. It has currently retraced and is trading around $77.67. Going forward, the market will closely monitor the evolution of the situation in the region. The sharp rise in geopolitical premium is becoming the core logic dominating short-term commodity volatility. 

Asset Market Performance and Fundamental Analysis  

1. US Stock Market 

Index Performance 

  • Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI): Closed at approximately 51,570.17 points. It rose slightly by 72.01 points, or 0.14% intraday. Against the backdrop of the market pricing in the latest macro liquidity cycle changes, the Dow Jones showed a strong horizontal defensive character above 51,500 points, with traditional value-oriented heavyweight stocks serving as an anchor in the index structure. 
  • S&P 500 Index (SP500): Reported at 7.5 K (approximately 7,500 points). It rose 80.48 points intraday, or 1.08%. The index broke through upward again after experiencing previous high-level consolidation, indicating a general expansion of market risk appetite, with obvious signs of funds flowing from defensive sectors to high-beta assets. 
  • Nasdaq 100 Index (NQ1): Reported at 30,565.75 points. It fell 154.00 points intraday, or 0.50%. Although the broader market performed well overall, the Nasdaq components showed clear divergence. The high valuations of some large tech heavyweights faced short-term profit-taking pressure, causing the technical side to present a volatile pattern of counter-market retracement. 

Stock Focus 

  • Tesla (TSLA): Reported at $400.49, up 1.04%. The stock price stabilized at the psychological level of $400, reflecting the market’s continuous premium for global clean energy policy expectations and the commercialization of autonomous driving. 
  • Apple (AAPL): Reported at $298.01, up 0.70%. As a long-term defensive blue-chip asset, Apple maintained a steady volatile upward trend near the high range of $300, showing solid institutional buying support. 
  • Intel (INTC): Reported at $133.99, surging strongly by 10.64% intraday. Benefiting from the resonance of breakthroughs in the industry’s underlying technology, supply chain restructuring, and the improvement of advanced process order fundamentals, funds showed significant sector rotation, driving the stock price to record double-digit gains and becoming the biggest focus in the tech sector for the day. 
  • Amazon (AMZN): Reported at $244.39, up 2.90%. The resilience of e-commerce consumption and the growth slope of the cloud business were repriced by the market, supporting the stock price to return to the upward channel. 
  • Google (GOOGL): Reported at $368.03, up 1.17%. The monetization capability of core AI infrastructure and the recovery of the advertising business further consolidated its valuation premium, and the stock price climbed steadily above $360. 

2. Foreign Exchange Market 

  • US Dollar Index (DXY): Currently reporting at approximately 100.878. It rose slightly by 0.12% intraday. Since the newly released inflation and employment data reinforced the policy stickiness logic of “Higher for longer”, combined with the divergence in growth momentum of non-US economies, safe-haven funds periodically flowed back into the US dollar, suppressing its willingness to break below the 100 psychological level. 
  • EUR/USD (EURUSD): Reported at 1.14590. It fell slightly by 0.12% intraday. Dragged down by the double impact of the US dollar rebound and the European Central Bank’s dovish policy path expectations, the Euro consolidated below the 1.15 level, and the slowdown in the recovery of European macroeconomic prosperity limited its upward space. 
  • USD/JPY (USDJPY): Reported at 161.545. It rose 0.15% intraday. The interest rate differential between the US and Japan remains in a historically high range, and the carry trade continues to be active. Despite facing verbal intervention from the policy level, fundamental capital outflow pressure still pushed the Yen further toward the 162 level, and the depreciation pressure has not seen fundamental relief. 

3. Precious Metals and Commodities 

Precious Metals 

  • Spot Gold (XAUUSD): Reported at approximately $4,187.14/oz. It rose $31.66 intraday, or 0.76%. Geopolitical uncertainty and the long-term macro narrative of de-dollarization still form a deep support for gold prices. Although the US dollar index rebounded in the short term, gold’s anti-inflation and safe-haven attributes as hard currency became prominent again, with the technical side showing stabilization at high levels and a continuously rising center of gravity. 
  • Spot Silver (XAGUSD): Reported at $65.7860/oz. It rose 1.39% intraday. The elasticity of silver price performance significantly surpassed that of gold. The spillover effect of safe-haven funds resonated with the demand from the industrial manufacturing end (such as photovoltaics and semiconductors), pushing its price through the strong resistance level of $65. 

Commodities 

  • WTI Crude Oil (XTIUSD): Reported at $78.25/barrel. It rebounded strongly by 1.31%. The rise in global geopolitical risk premium, coupled with expectations of potential supply-side constraints from oil-producing countries, pushed oil prices upward to test the critical pivot level of $78. Bullish sentiment in the energy market warmed up in the short term. 

4. Crypto Assets and Macro Dynamics 

  • Bitcoin (BTCUSD): Latest report at approximately $63,704. It rose slightly by 0.74% intraday. After experiencing previous technical corrections and chip washing, Bitcoin showed signs of periodic bottoming and stabilizing above $63,000. Changes in macro liquidity and periodic inflows of funds into spot ETFs are rebalancing the downward pressure triggered by profit-taking sell-offs. 
  • Ethereum (ETHUSD): Reported at approximately $1,720.56. It rose 0.92% intraday. Its performance in this trading session was slightly stronger than the broader market, but within the overall digital asset chain, constrained by the cyclical slowdown in on-chain ecosystem prosperity, its relative beta coefficient remained weak compared to traditional hard currencies and core growth stocks in US equities. It is currently in a low-level recovery phase above the $1,700 level. 

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