The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.18% to 22 997,44 points, S&P 500 by 0.07% to 2 559,36 points and NASDAQ fell by 0.35% to 6 623,66 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.14% to 7 516,17 points,
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices rose by $2.20 to $1 288,40 an ounce and silver prices also ascended by $0.04 to $17.08.