The U.S. Dow Jones stock index descended 0.03% to 20,951.47 points, S&P 500 increased by 0.06% to 2,389.52 points and NASDAQ raised by 0.05% to 6,075.34 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.19% to 7,248.10 points, French CAC 40 surged 1.35% to 5,372.42 and Germany’s DAX rose 0.96% to 12,647.78 and.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold price increased $4.80 to $1,233.40 an ounce, and silver price surged $0.07 to $16.37.