The U.S. Dow Jones stock index rose by 0.94% to 20,071.46 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.73% to 2,297.42 points and NASDAQ soared by 0.54% to 5,555.66 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.67% to 7,188.30 points, French CAC 40 grew by 0.65% to 4,825.42 and Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.20% to 11,651.49.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price surged $1.40 to $1,220.80 an ounce, and silver rose $0.05 to $17.48.