The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.80% to 23 458,36 points, S&P 500 by 0.82% to 2 585,64 points and NASDAQ by 1.30% to 6 793,29 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.19% to 7 386,94 points,
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices rose by $4.40 to $1 282,60 an ounce and silver price also increased by $0.03 to $17.11.