The U.S. Dow Jones stock index went down by 0.43% to 23 461,94 points, S&P 500 by 0.38% to 2 584,62 points and NASDAQ by 0.58% to 6 750,06 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index fell by 0.61% to 7 484,10 points,
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended by $2.30 to $1 285,20 an ounce and silver price ascended by $0.04 to $17.14.