The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.41% to 20,981.94 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.48% to 2,402.32 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.46% to 6,149.68 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.26% to 7,545.37 points, French CAC 40 grew 0.22% to 5,417.40 and Germany’s DAX surged 0.29% to 12,807.04.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price increased $3.60 to $1,233.60 an ounce, and silver price soared $0.11 to $16.72.