The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.68% to 22,557.60 points, S&P 500 rose 0.39% to 2,529.12 points and NASDAQ surged 0.32% to 6,516.72 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.90% to 7,438.84 points, French CAC 40 soared by 0.39% to 5,350.44 and Germany’s DAX increased 0.58% to 12,902.65.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $4.00 to $1,271.80 an ounce and silver prices went down $0.07 to $16.58.