The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.18% to 22,370.80 points, S&P 500 went up by 0.11% to 2,506.65 points and NASDAQ increased by 0.10% to 6,461.31 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.30% to 7,275.25 points, Germany’s DAX ascended 0.02% to 12,561.79, French CAC 40 soared by 0.16% to 5,237.44, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices surged $5.50 to $1,316.10 an ounce and silver prices soared $0.08 to $17.36.