The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.87% to 24,573.04 points, S&P 500 by 0.81% to 2,677.84 points and NASDAQ by 0.70% to 7,156.29 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went down by 0.91% to 7,198.20 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.41% to 12,391.41, French CAC 40 by 0.04% to 5,312.96, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices descended by $2.70 to $1,348.00 an ounce and silver price fell by $0.01 to $16.67.