The U.S. Dow Jones stock index descended 0.17% to 21,235.67 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.10% to 2,429.39 points and NASDAQ slid by 1.80% to 6,175.47 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.21% to 7,551.87 points, French CAC 40 slipped 1.12% to 5,240.59 and Germany’s DAX 0.98% to 12,690.44.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $0.90 to $1,268.00 an ounce, and silver price tumbled $0.05 to $16.90.