The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.54% to 24,174.82 points, S&P 500 went down by 0.49% to 2,713.22 points and NASDAQ descended by 0.86% to 7,502.67 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index surged by 1.60% to 7,593.29 points, French CAC 40 increased by 0.76% to 5,316.77 and Germany’s DAX rose 0.91 to 12,349.14, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $4.10 to $1,257.60 an ounce and silver prices rose $0.07 to $16.11.