The U.S. Dow Jones stock index rose by 0.25% to 24,083.83 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.18% to 2,639.40 points and NASDAQ dropped by 0.05% to 7,003.74 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index decreased by 0.62% to 7,379.32 points, Germany’s DAX slipped by 1.02% to 12,422.30, and French CAC 40 fell by 0.57% to 5,413.30, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price ascended $1.80 to $1,324.60 an ounce and silver price went up $0.04 to $16.62.