The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 1.09% to 23,836.71 points, S&P 500 declined by 0.98% to 2,627.04 points and NASDAQ dropped 0.49% to 6,912.36 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 1.04% to 7,460.65 points, Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.46% to 13,059.53, French CAC 40 raised by 0.57% to 5,390.48.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold was sold at $1,299.20 an ounce and silver price surged $0.02 to $16.93.