The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.18% to 21,987.56 points, S&P 500 by 0.20% to 2,476.55 points and NASDAQ by 0.10% to 6,435.35 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.36% to 7,411.47 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.33% to 12,102.21, French CAC 40 decreased by 0.38% to 5,103.97, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $11.00 to $1,341.40 an ounce and silver prices rose $0.14 to $17.96.