Market Recap 

XAUUSD 
Gold (XAUUSD) finished the 31 Mar session higher at 4668.32, a gain of 153.91 or 3.41% from the open at 4514.41. Price ranged 204.52 points, or 4.53% of the open, between an early low at 4482.70 recorded at 03:23 and a late high at 4687.22 set at 23:00. The close was positioned near the top of the day’s range and sat 1.68 below the 4670 handle; on the downside, the trough held just above the 4480 handle. Trading progressed from initial weakness into a steady climb, with successive intraday highs established into the evening and the peak arriving in the final hour before a modest pullback into the settlement. The session midpoint stood at 4584.96, leaving settlement well above the day’s mean. A 5‑day high was registered during the session, while the instrument remained well above the 5‑day low at 4351.15. On the daily timeframe, RSI(14) printed 34.2. The day’s structure placed the close close to the upper quartile of the range, with the late-session high marking the final significant extension and the market holding above the earlier low for the remainder of trade. Round-number references were active, with the low respecting the 4480 area and the close ending just shy of 4670, while the intraday high advanced through the 4680s before easing into the bell. 

EURUSD 
EURUSD finished the 31 March session firm at 1.14843, up 0.00201 or 0.18% from the 1.14642 open, after traversing a 0.00439 range that equated to 0.38% of the open and 49.3% of the D1 ATR. Price first marked the session low at 1.14465 at 03:23 server time and then advanced to the high at 1.14904 at 04:32, with subsequent trade holding within a narrower band before the 14:51 close. The settlement was positioned near the top of the day’s span, with the close at roughly 86% of the range measured from low to high, and the 1.1500 handle remained untraded as the intraday peak stopped just shy of that figure. Overall structure featured an early downside probe followed by a swift recovery to the high and a steadying phase into the close, leaving the market near session highs and above the open. On the intraday technical backdrop, H1 RSI14 read 63.6 at the close, consistent with an upper-range finish, while H4 MACD registered marginally below zero and hovered around the signal line, indicating momentum on that timeframe remained close to flat. No tick volume data were provided. By the session end, EURUSD had retained most of its intraday gains, holding above the open and below the untested 1.1500 round number, with the realized range moderate relative to the prevailing daily volatility profile. 

Economic Calendar Recap & Preview 

Over the last day, Tokyo’s core-core CPI (excluding food and energy) eased to 2.3 percent year over year from 2.5 previously, slightly above the 2.2 forecast; Canada’s GDP slowed to 0.6 percent year over year compared with 1.0 prior and 0.7 expected; and U.S. Conference Board consumer confidence edged up to 91.8 from 91.2 but undershot the 98.2 consensus. Ahead, the U.S. calendar centers on labor and consumption: at 15:15 server time, ADP Nonfarm Employment Change is due, with a prior reading of 63.0 and a 20.0 forecast; at 15:30, headline retail sales are expected to rise 0.3 percent month over month after -0.2 previously, and core retail sales are seen up 0.3 percent following 0.0. Energy supply data follow at 17:30 with the EIA crude oil stocks change projected at 2.88 after a 6.93 build. Stronger retail sales would imply firmer consumer demand, a key component of GDP. Note that ADP and the retail prints can prompt short‑lived volatility around release times.