The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.06% to 24,799.98 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.07% to 2,748.80 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.41% to 7,637.86 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index descended by 0.70% to 7,686.80 points, French CAC 40 decreased by 0.22% to 5,460.95 and Germany’s DAX surged 0.13% to 12,787.13, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $1.40 to $1,300.80 an ounce and silver prices slipped $0.01 to $16.53.