The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.09% to 22,661.64 points, S&P 500 rose 0.12% to 2,537.74 points and NASDAQ surged 0.04% to 6,534.63 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.01% to 7,467.58 points, French CAC 40 descended by 0.08% to 5,363.23 and Germany’s DAX increased 0.53% to 12,970.52.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $0.80 to $1,277.60 an ounce and silver prices went up $0.00 to $16.63.