Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Financials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 0.36% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI), which rose 4.03% or 0.138 points to trade at 3.564 at the close. Meanwhile, Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) added 3.85% or 0.1720 points to end at 4.6340 and UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (MI:US) was up 2.05% or 0.038 points to 1.912 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset SpA (MI:MS), which fell 5.74% or 0.159 points to trade at 2.609 at the close. Atlantia (MI:ATL) declined 5.39% or 1.34 points to end at 23.54 and Mediobanca (MI:MDBI) was down 2.62% or 0.224 points to 8.320.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 191 to 152 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.85% or 0.1720 to 4.6340. Shares in Atlantia (MI:ATL) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.39% or 1.34 to 23.54.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $72.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.40 to trade at $1202.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1340, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 96.59.