In Europe, the main event will be through the European Central Bank meeting on Tuesday, which will almost certainly see the beginning of a campaign to buy government bonds, suggesting further decline in the euro against the dollar in addition to the pressures that push oil prices to decline.

The price of futures contracts for Brent crude reached $ 49.75 a barrel, down 42 cents since the last adjustment to it.

The US crude fell 37 cents to $ 48.32 a barrel.