The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.26% to 24,837.51 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.08% to 2,687.54 points and NASDAQ ascended by 0.16% to 6,950.16 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.03% to 7,622.88 points, Germany’s DAX slid by 0.69% to 12,979.94, French CAC 40 dropped by 0.55% to 5,339.42.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices grew $0.70 to $1,297.90 an ounce and silver price also decreased by $0.02 to $16.90.