The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0.67% to 26,439.48 points, S&P 500 by 0.67% to 2,853.53 points and NASDAQ by 0.52% to 7,466.50 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index increased by 0.08% to 7,671.53 points, Germany’s DAX declined by 0.12% to 13,324.48, French CAC 40 slid by 0.14% to 5,521.59, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $5.50 to $1,339.80 an ounce and silver prices went down $0.02 to $17.11.