At around 5:39 pm (Brasília time), this Friday (30th), the WTI spot contract registered a devaluation of 2.34% and was traded at US$ 63.49 / barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. In the accumulated for the month of April, it registered an appreciation of 7.30%. The last session of the week and month was under pressure from signs of economic weakness amid the uncertainties of a suffering oil supply in the world and control of the coronavirus pandemic, especially in India. In addition, China's industrial Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dropped to 51.1 points in April, from 51.9 points in March. The Eurozone economy, on the other hand, contracted 0.6% in the first quarter of 2021, entering a technical recession.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.