The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.33% to 24,585.43 points, S&P 500 fell by 0.05% to 2 662,85 points and NASDAQ ascended by 0.20% to 6 875,80 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.05% to 7 496,51 points,
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices grew by $11.60 to $1 260,20 an ounce and silver price also rose by $0.25 to $16.12.