The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.19% to 23,979.10 points, S&P 500 surged by 0.33% to 2,613.16 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.51% to 6,950.34 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index ascended by 0.15% to 7,194.50 points, Germany’s DAX advanced 0.17% to 12,261.75, French CAC 40 increased by 0.10% to 5,263.39, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended $3.10 to $1,337.00 an ounce and silver prices dropped $0.08 to $16.45.