The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.18% to 21,173.69 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.16% to 2,433.14 points and NASDAQ raised by 0.36% to 6,297.49 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.62% to 7,478.62 points, French CAC 40 slipped 0.07% to 5,265.53 and Germany’s DAX slid 0.14% to 12,672.49.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $5.40 to $1,287.80 an ounce, and silver price tumbled $0.01 to $17.61.