At the close, at 6 pm (Brasília time) on Tuesday (20), the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded losses of 0.80%, traded at 33,806 points. The market had its day pressured by the bearish bias of the day before and cautious about the disclosure of the quarterly balance sheets of the big technology companies shortly after the end of the session. In addition, the Judicial Committee of the United States House of Representatives today approved a bill that could involve members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the country's antitrust legislation. Attention should also be paid to the continued spread of the coronavirus pandemic with vaccination against the disease still considered slow. India returned to record daily record of cases after practically zeroing the pandemic in the country. The European Union (EU) is also evaluating not to renew the contract for coronavirus vaccines with AstraZeneca due to the delay in delivering doses of its immunizer developed in partnership with the University of Oxford.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.