US stocks closed higher. The Nasdaq 100 and Dow each rose 0.5%. The dollar fell 0.2%, bitcoin slipped 0.2% to $85,615. WTI crude rose 0.4% to $89.79, gold gained 0.7% to $4,170/oz, and the 10-year yield fell 3 basis points to 5.28%.

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