The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0.27% to 24,099.05 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.25% to 2,654.80 points and NASDAQ raised by 0.91% to 7,130.77 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index increased by 0.05% to 7,520.36 points, Germany’s DAX surged by 0.25% to 12,612.11, and French CAC 40 raised by 0.68% to 5,520.50, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price ascended $4.00 to $1,310.80 an ounce and silver price went up $0.20 to $16.33.