The U.S. Dow Jones stock index rose by 0.13% to 21,703.75 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.12% to 2,428.37 points and NASDAQ decreased by 0.05% to 6,213.13 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.07% to 7,318.88 points, French CAC 40 by 0.82% to 12,065.99 and Germany’s DAX by 0.52% to 5,087.59.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $2.40 to $1,294.30 an ounce and silver prices dropped $0.04 to $16.98.