The U.S. Dow Jones stock index ascended 0.17% to 20,949.89 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.12% to 2,391.17 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.06% to 6,095.37 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.64% to 7,250.05 points, Germany’s DAX raised 0.56% to 12,507.90 and French CAC 40 rose 0.70% to 5,304.15.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price decreased $0.50 to $1,256.50 an ounce, and silver price surged $0.03 to $16.86.