At 3:43 pm (Brasília time), Tuesday (26), WTI oil recorded losses of 0.45%, trading at $ 52.53 / barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. The commodity is influenced by technical profit-making movements after gains the day before and fluctuations between highs and lows earlier in the day. In addition to fears aimed at the resumption of restrictive social measures to contain the coronavirus in countries in Europe, Asia and America, contradicting expectations with global vaccination and the recovery of oil demand. Attention is also paid to the suspension of new oil and gas concession contracts in the United States, as proposed by President Joe Biden to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
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