The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0.61% to 24,163.15 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.82% to 2,648.05 points and NASDAQ dropped by 0.75% to 7,066.27 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index increased by 0.09% to 7,509.30 points, Germany’s DAX surged by 0.25% to 12,612.11, and French CAC 40 raised by 0.68% to 5,520.50, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price ascended $6.20 to $1,313.00 an ounce and silver price went down $0.02 to $16.32.