The U.S. Dow Jones stock index declined 0.24% to 20,954.34 points, S&P 500 decreased 1.37% to 2,375.31 points and NASDAQ fell 0.37% to 5,849.18 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down 0.33% to 7,350.12 points, French CAC 40 descended 0.46% to 4,972.19 and Germany’s DAX slid 0.57% to 12,958.40.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price declined $0.40 to $1,225.10 an ounce, and silver price slid $0.02 to $17.75.