The U.S. Dow Jones stock index went down by 0.54% to 24,174.82 points, S&P 500 by 0.49% to 2,713.22 points and NASDAQ by 0.86% to 7,502.67 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.27% to 7,573.09 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.26% to 12,317.61, French CAC 40 by 0.07% to 5,320.50, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $2.90 to $1,256.40 an ounce and silver prices decreased by $0.05 to $16.09.