Stock exchanges, the price of oil falls again

2021-08-20T13:48:13.521Z

After the positive start of the American lists, the European markets are also showing signs of recovery. Milan remains negative, at -0.41%, while it arrives just below the Frankfurt parity and Paris and London turn positive. On Wall Street, Dow Jones up 0.18%, Nasdaq up 0.31%. Among the sectors, still in difficulty, luxury and above all the automotive sector, which continues to weigh on the shortage of semiconductors which has forced many houses to revise their production targets for the autumn. While the drop in the price of oil continues, albeit at a slower pace than in recent days. Brent remained well below 66 dollars a barrel, at 65.53, more than ten dollars less than at the end of July. On the currency front, the dollar remained stable on the highs of the year against the euro. The single European currency is currently worth 1,1681 dollars.