The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.28% to 22,331.35 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.15% to 2,503.87 points and NASDAQ increased by 0.10% to 6,454.64 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.52% to 7,253.28 points, Germany’s DAX ascended 0.32% to 12,559.39, French CAC 40 soared by 0.30% to 5,229.32, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $0.40 to $1,310.40 an ounce and silver prices soared $0.04 to $17.20.