American indices closed mostly lower on Tuesday. S&P 500 lost 0.16%, Dow Jones - 0.39%, NASDAQ showed symbolic growth of 0.088%. As statistics for February showed, retail sales in The United States declined 3% month-on-month, which was the highest rate since April last year. it presented a negative surprise to market participants - analysts predicted a fall of 0.5%. The volume also turned out to be lower than expected. industrial production - it decreased compared to January by 2.2% against 0.6% expected by analysts. Players are also showing concern over the global pandemic, which continues to be undefined. Some European countries have abandoned the use of the company's vaccine AstraZeneca, which provoked a wave of side effects. Meanwhile, restrictive measures have been reinforced in a number of countries. On Wednesday, investors expect Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to speak.