At around 6.30 pm (Brasília time), this Friday (19), the WTI spot contract registered a strong increase of 2.52% and was traded at US$ 61.52 / barrel on the New York Stock Exchange. Yesterday (18), it fell more than 7% and renewed lows since September. The market had a day marked by technical movements of adjustments in positions with the announcement of resumption of vaccination against the coronavirus with the AstraZeneca / Oxford immunizer after its suspension for further scientific analysis. Despite this, there are concerns about the new increase in cases and deaths caused by the disease in the world and stricter social restrictions. France decreed new lockdown to contain the third wave of the virus. Attention also to the decision of the Federal Open Market Committee (Fomc, in English) of the Federal Reserve (FED, central bank of the United States) to keep the basic interest rate unchanged between 0% and 0.25%.
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