The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.34% to 24,664.89 points, S&P 500 by 0.57% to 2,693.13 points and NASDAQ by 0.78% to 7,238.06 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index ascended by 0.16% to 7,328.92 points, Germany’s DAX dropped 0.19% to 12,567.42, French CAC 40 increased by 0.21% to 5,391.64, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $4.40 to $1,344.40 an ounce and silver prices fell $0.05 to $17.18.