04:16 PM EST, 12/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Major digital assets were firmer late Monday, while Bitcoin (BTC-USD) dropped below the $94,000 level.

The CoinDesk Market Index, which tracks 126 digital assets, eased 0.2% in the past 24 hours. The Nasdaq 100 was up 1% in late trading, the S&P 500 climbed 0.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%

Bitcoin fell 1.8% to $93,834, according to CoinMarketCap data. The most dominant digital currency's 24-hour trading volume surged 52.1% to $63.89 billion.

Ethereum (ETH-USD), the second-largest digital asset by market value, rose 4.2% to $3,437.

XRP (XRP-USD) edged up 2.3%, while BNB (BNB-USD) jumped 6.4%.

Solana (SOL-USD) advanced 6%, Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) gained 3.5%, and Cardano (ADA-USD) as 4.6% higher.

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 4.597%, up from Friday's close of 4.526%, while the five-year yield rose to 4.443% from 4.38%.

The total market value of the cryptocurrency industry increased 0.7% in the past 24 hours to $3.31 trillion, with the total 24-hour trading volume rising 24.4% to $166.92 billion.