The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.32% to 26,119.29 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.22% to 2,815.62 points and NASDAQ descended by 0.01% to 7,854.45 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index rose by 0.65% to 7,676.28 points, French CAC 40 increased by 0.46% to 5,447.44 and Germany’s DAX raised 0.82% to 12,765.94, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $3.50 to $1,224.40 an ounce and silver prices dropped $0.08 to $15.49.