Weak closing for European stock exchanges. Wall Street is also slowing down

2021-07-14T15:46:22.356Z

After a weak attempt to rebound, the European stock exchanges closed with a slowdown. Milan remains the best at + 0.15%; London down, Paris and Frankfurt on par. Among the sectors, high tech is in sight in Piazza Affari, with the sector index up by almost two points driven by rumors about an imminent maxi order of semiconductors from Apple in view of the launch of the IPhone13. On the other hand, the index of the travel and leisure sector fell by more than one point, on the wave of fears for the rise of infections in Europe. On Wall Street, after a good start, indexes are slowing down: Dow Jones down slightly, Nasdaq up + 0.10%. Waiting for Federal Reserve Chairman Powell and Treasury Secretary Yellen to hear before the Congressional Financial Services Committee.While on the raw materials front, the price of oil is once again slowing down: Brent at 76.12 dollars a barrel after, according to international agencies, an agreement was reached within OPEC on the increase in production from February.