The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.12% to 24,283.11 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.22% to 2,723.06 points and NASDAQ ascended by 0.39% to 7,561.63 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index grew by 0.37% to 7,537.92 points, French CAC 40 decreased by 0.05% to 5,281.29 and Germany’s DAX fell 0.29% to 12,234.34, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $3.40 to $1,256.50 an ounce and silver prices slipped $0.04 to $16.30.