The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.04% to 24,874.12 points, S&P 500 by 0.26% to 2,728.12 points and NASDAQ by 0.56% to 7,372.01 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.43% to 7,146.75 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.19% to 12,113.87, French CAC 40 by 0.06% to 5,170.23, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $0.10 to $1,335.30 an ounce and silver price grew $0.05 to $16.73.