The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0.22% to 20,550.98 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.10% to 2,341.59 points and NASDAQ soared by 0.20% to 5,840.38 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.59% to 7,293.50 points, Germany’s DAX descended by 0.57% to 11,996.07 and French CAC 40 slid 0.07% to 5,017.43.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price dropped $1.60 to $1,257.20 an ounce, and silver slipped $0.03 to $18.08.