Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Technology and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 0.02% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Prysmian (MI:PRY), which rose 1.88% or 0.54 points to trade at 29.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) added 0.97% or 0.030 points to end at 3.128 and Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) was up 0.97% or 0.95 points to 99.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI), which fell 2.80% or 0.0980 points to trade at 3.3980 at the close. Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) declined 2.38% or 0.79 points to end at 32.40 and STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) was down 2.04% or 0.350 points to 16.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 185 to 180 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Prysmian (MI:PRY) rose to all time highs; up 1.88% or 0.54 to 29.20. Shares in Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) rose to all time highs; rising 0.97% or 0.95 to 99.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.06% or 0.03 to $51.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.19% or 0.11 to hit $57.99 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1284.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1791, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8935.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 93.30.