The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 1.31% to 24,776.59 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.88% to 2,784.17 points and NASDAQ ascended by 0.88% to 7,756.20 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index grew by 0.92% to 7,687.99 points, French CAC 40 increased by 0.42% to 5,398.11 and Germany’s DAX raised 0.38% to 12,543.89, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $0.40 to $1,259.20 an ounce and silver prices rose $0.02 to $16.16.