Monero jumped to a one-month high on Friday, as overall sentiment in crypto markets remained largely unchanged. The global market cap is now trading 0.60% higher at the time of writing. Xrp was back in the red in today’s session, as traders continued to secure recent gains.

Monero (XMR) has been one of today’s biggest gainers, with prices climbing to a four-week high. Following a low of $152.16 on Thursday, XMR/USD raced to a peak of $163.10 earlier in the day. As a result of the move, XMR climbed to its strongest point since February 20, when the token reached a peak of $168.70.

XRP, formerly ripple, extended declines on Friday, as traders continued to secure profits following recent highs. XRP/USD dropped to a bottom of $0.4246 in today’s session, which comes a day after a peak at $0.4536. Today’s drop comes three days after XRP hit a peak at $0.4940, which was its strongest point since last November.

(by Eliman Dambell)