The U.S. Dow Jones stock index went up by 0.43% to 25,415.19 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.49% to 2,816.29 points and NASDAQ raised by 0.55% to 7,671.79 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index increased by 0.62% to 7,748.76 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.06% to 12,805.50, French CAC 40 by 0.37% to 5,511.30, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $3.50 to $1,230.10 an ounce and silver prices decreased by $0.07 to $15.49.