The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.11% to 24,774.30 points, S&P 500 fell by 0.08% to 2,682.62 points and NASDAQ descended by 0.04% to 6,939.34 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.37% to 7,620.68 points, Germany’s DAX slid by 0.02% to 13,070.02, French CAC 40 surged by 0.08% to 5,368.84.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices grew $2.50 to $1,293.90 an ounce and silver price also increased by $0.04 to $16.80.