The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0,53% to 21 002,97 points, S&P 500 by 0,59% to 2 381,92 points and NASDAQ by 0,73% to 5 861,22 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0,01% to 7 382,35 points, French CAC 40 grew by 0,06% to 4 963,80 and
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price surged $1.40 to $1 234,30 an ounce, and silver rose $0.05 to $17.80.