The U.S. Dow Jones stock index descended 0.23% to 21,136.23 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.28% to 2,429.33 points and NASDAQ fell by 0.33% to 6,275.06 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.01% to 7,524.95 points, French CAC 40 slipped 0.73% to 5,269.22 and Germany’s DAX slid 1.04% to 12,690.12.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $3.70 to $1,293.80 an ounce, and silver price tumbled $0.06 to $17.65.