The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.96% to 24,264.30 points, S&P 500 by 1.16% to 2,644.69 points and NASDAQ by 1.45% to 7,042.11 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.05% to 7,034.01 points, Germany’s DAX slid by 0.37% to 11,957.90, French CAC 40 by 0.20% to 5,141.80, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended by $8.30 to $1,331.90 an ounce and silver price dropped by $0.02 to $16.24.