The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.24% to 21,016.24 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.05% to 2,477.57 points and NASDAQ declined by 0.00% to 6,362.65 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down 0.16% to 7,411.43 points, Germany’s DAX slid 0.57% to 12,181.48 and French CAC 40 slipped 0.39% to 5,107.25.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price descended $10.00 to $1,268.40 an ounce, and silver price dropped $0.22 to $16.51.