The U.S. Dow Jones stock index descended 0.07% to 21,359.90 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.22% to 2,432.46 points and NASDAQ slid by 0.47% to 6,165.50 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.74% to 7,419.36 points, Germany’s DAX declined 0.89% to 12,691.81 and French CAC 40 slipped 0.50% to 5,216.88.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price dropped $0.20 to $1,254.40 an ounce, and silver price fell $0.00 to $16.72.