The U.S. Dow Jones stock index descended 0.06% to 21,397.29 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.05% to 2,434.50 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.04% to 6,236.68 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.11% to 7,439.29 points, Germany’s DAX raised 0.15% to 12,794.00 and French CAC 40 surged 0.15% to 5,281.93.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price ascended $3.50 to $1,252.90 an ounce, and silver price climbed $0.08 to $16.66.