The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.21% to 24,886.81 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.32% to 2,733.29 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.64% to 7,425.96 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index descended by 1.13% to 7,788.44 points, French CAC 40 decreased by 1.32% to 5,565.85 and Germany’s DAX slid 1.47% to 12,976.84, , APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $5.70 to $1,300.50 an ounce and silver prices surged $0.06 to $16.47.