The U.S. Dow Jones stock index rose by 1.46% to 21,115.55 points, S&P 500 increased 1.37% to 2,395.96 points and NASDAQ raised 1.35% to 5,904.03 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up 1.64% to 7,382.90 points, French CAC 40 ascended 2.10% to 4,960.83 and Germany’s DAX grew 1.97% to 12,067.19.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $2.60 to $1,247.40 an ounce, and silver price slid $0.06 to $18.43.