The U.S. Dow Jones stock index advanced by 0.16% to 20,775.60 points, S&P 500 decreased 0.11% to 2,362.82 points and NASDAQ slid 0.09% to 5,860.63 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up 0.38% to 7,302.25 points, French CAC 40 ascended 0.15% to 4,895.88 and Germany’s DAX grew 0.26% to 11,998.59.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price raised $5.10 to $1,238.40 an ounce, and silver price hiked $0.02 to $18.05.