The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.05% to 22,284.32 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.01% to 2,496.84 points and NASDAQ increased by 0.15% to 6,380.16 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.21% to 7,285.74 points, Germany’s DAX increased 0.08% to 12,605.20, French CAC 40 decreased by 0.08% to 5,268.76, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $4.60 to $1,297.10 an ounce and silver prices went down $0.01 to $16.87.