PANews reported on February 4th that all three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.34%, the Nasdaq Composite down 1.43%, and the S&P 500 down 0.83%. Blockchain concept stocks generally declined, with COIN (Coinbase) down 4.36%; CRCL (Circle) down 4.59%; BMNR (Bitmine) down 1.97%; and MSTR (Strategy) down 4.56%.

Spot gold rose above $4,980 per ounce, up 0.85% on the day. Spot silver turned positive during the day, after falling more than 2%, and is now trading at $85.18 per ounce.