The U.S. Dow Jones stock index rose by 0.01% to 20 858,19 points, S&P 500 by 0.08% to 2 364,87 points and NASDAQ by 0.06% to 5,837.55 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down 0.27% to 7 314,96 points, French CAC 40 ascended 0.42% to 4 981,51 and
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $6.40 to $1 196,80 an ounce, and silver price slid $0.13 to $16,91.