The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.34% to 20,082.95 points, S&P 500 rose by 0.44% to 2,415.07 points and NASDAQ surged by 0.69% to 6,205.26 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.04% to 7,517.71 points, French CAC 40 slipped 0.08% to 5,337.16 and Germany’s DAX decreased 0.17% to 12,621.72.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price increased $1.50 to $1,261.30 an ounce, and silver price declined $0.01 to $17.19.