The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.04% to 20,957.90 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.13% to 2,388.13 points and NASDAQ slid by 0.37% to 6,072.55 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.21% to 7,234.53 points, French CAC 40 slipped 0.06% to 5,301.00 and Germany’s DAX raised 0.16% to 12,527.84 and.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price decreased $8.10 to $1,240.40 an ounce, and silver price surged $0.03 to $16.58.