The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.19% to 20,689.24 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.06% to 2,360.16 points and NASDAQ soared by 0.07% to 5,898.61 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.54% to 7,321.82 points, Germany’s DAX grew by 0.21% to 12,282.34 and French CAC 40 surged 0.30% to 5,101.13.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price dropped $1.50 to $1,256.90 an ounce, and silver price slipped $0.06 to $18.26.