The U.S. Dow Jones stock index fell by 1.37% to 26,769.89 points, S&P 500 by 1.09% to 2,822.43 points and NASDAQ by 0.86% to 7,402.48 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index decreased by 1.09% to 7,587.98 points, Germany’s DAX declined by 0.95% to 13,197.71, French CAC 40 slid by 0.87% to 5,473.78, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $4.40 to $1,344.40 an ounce and silver prices went up $0.08 to $17.11.