The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.25% to 23,435.01 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.16% to 2,579.36 points and NASDAQ dropped 0.17% to 6,716.54 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.07% to 7,487.96 points, Germany’s DAX ascended by 1.78% to 13,465.51, French CAC 40 raised by 0.20% to 5,514.29.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices soared by $3.50 to $1,280.80 an ounce and silver prices slid $0.02 to $17.16.