The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.23% to 23,273.96 points, S&P 500 by 0.40% to 2,564.98 points and NASDAQ slid 0.64% to 6,586.83 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.0.02% to 7,524.45 points, Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.09% to 12,003.14, French CAC 40 rose by 0.27% to 5,386.81.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices grew by $3.40 to $1,284.30 an ounce and silver prices surged $0.08 to $17.16.