The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.68% to 21,528.99 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.83% to 2,453.46 points and NASDAQ rose by 1.42% to 6,239.01 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.81% to 7,523.81 points, Germany’s DAX soared 1.07% to 12,888.95 and French CAC 40 surged 0.90% to 5,310.72.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price slipped $0.10 to $1,246.60 an ounce, and silver price climbed $0.02 to $16.53.