The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.06% to 22,761.07 points, S&P 500 by 0.18% to 2,544.73 points and NASDAQ by 0.16% to 6,579.73 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.20% to 7,507.89 points, Germany’s DAX increased 0.16% to 12,976.40, French CAC 40 rose by 0.11% to 5,365.83, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $4.60 to $1,289.60 an ounce and silver prices increased $0.10 to $17.08.