The U.S. Dow Jones stock index increased by 0.10% to 21,784.78 points, S&P 500 decreased by 0.02% to 2,465.10 points and NASDAQ rose by 0.07% to 6,397.87 points.
In the European stock markets, FTSE 100 index went up by 0.58% to 7,396.98 points, Germany’s DAX by 0.67% to 12,296.63, French CAC 40 increased by 0.3826 to 5,114.62, APA-Economics reported.
At the latest COMEX auctions, gold prices ascended $7.90 to $1,358.20 an ounce and silver prices rose $0.13 to $18.25.