Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT), which rose 3.00% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI) added 2.93% or 0.18 points to end at 6.19 and Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI) was up 2.79% or 0.05 points to 2.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:CPRI), which fell 7.48% or 0.56 points to trade at 6.98 at the close. Poste Italiane SpA (BIT:PST) declined 3.00% or 0.38 points to end at 12.29 and Amplifon (BIT:AMPF) was down 2.59% or 0.71 points to 26.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 247 to 193 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:CPRI) fell to 3-years lows; falling 7.48% or 0.56 to 6.98.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.66% or 0.46 to $69.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.66% or 0.49 to hit $73.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 4.20 to trade at $2,596.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.58.