The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.31% to 23,430.33 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.13% to 2,582.14 points and NASDAQ raised 0.12% to 6,790.72 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.12% to 7,389.46 points, Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.50% to 13,058.66, French CAC 40 surged by 0.40% to 5,340.45.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices soared by $4.30 to $1,279.60 an ounce and silver price grew $0.11 to $16.95.