The U.S. Dow Jones stock index decreased by 0.13% to 23,409.47 points, S&P 500 fell by 0.23% to 2,578.87 points and NASDAQ dropped 0.29% to 6,737.87 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.01% to 7,414.42 points, Germany’s DAX descended by 0.31% to 13,033.48, French CAC 40 slid by 0.49% to 5,315.58.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices declined by $1.50 to $1,281.40 an ounce and silver price dropped $0.03 to $17.05.