The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.72% to 23,441.76 points, S&P 500 by 0.16% to 2,569.13 points and NASDAQ raised 0.18% to 6,598.43 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.03% to 7,526.45 points, Germany’s DAX ascended by 0.08% to 13,013.19, French CAC 40 rose by 0.15% to 5,394.80.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices fell by $4.20 to $1,274.10 an ounce and silver prices dropped $0.08 to $16.89.