The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 0.62% to 25,178.61 points, S&P 500 by 0.13% to 2,783.02 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.36% to 7,588.32 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.13% to 7,214.76 points, while Germany’s DAX soared by 0.58% to 12,418.39, French CAC 40 raised by 0.04% to 5,276.71, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $0.80 to $1,320.00 an ounce and silver prices went down $0.04 to $16.50.