The U.S. Dow Jones stock index advanced by 0.45% to 20,624.05 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.17% to 2,351.16 points and NASDAQ soared by 0.41% to 5,838.58 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.00% to 7,299.86 points, French CAC 40 descended 0.05% to 4,864.99 and Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.60% to 11,827.62.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price fell $4.80 to $1,234.30 an ounce, and silver price slid $0.06 to $17.97.