At the close, at 6 pm (Brasília time) on Tuesday (16), the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded losses of 0.39%, traded at 32,825 points. The market had a day marked by the information that the United States industrial production fell 2.2% in February, driven by the extreme cold wave in the South of the country. Retail sales also registered a 3% drop last month, compared to a 7% increase previously and an expectation of a slight drop of 0.5%. In addition to the caution surrounding the monetary policy meeting that the Federal Reserve (FED, central bank of the United States) holds today and tomorrow (17). The technical movements to make profits after recent gains and new advances in cases and deaths caused by the coronavirus in countries in Europe and Asia, contrary to vaccination against the disease were also felt.
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