The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.90% to 24,189.45 points, S&P 500 by 0.55% to 2,642.19 points and NASDAQ by 0.36% to 7,069.03 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index descended by 0.13% to 7,257.14 points, Germany’s DAX dropped 0.83% to 12,293.97, French CAC 40 decreased by 0.56% to 5,277.94, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $7.20 to $1,352.80 an ounce and silver prices fell $0.16 to $16.61.