Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Chemicals and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII), which rose 2.03% or 0.094 points to trade at 4.720 at the close. Meanwhile, Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) added 1.20% or 0.0500 points to end at 4.2000 and Generali (MI:GASI) was up 1.00% or 0.16 points to 16.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which fell 6.28% or 1.260 points to trade at 18.800 at the close. CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) declined 2.13% or 0.260 points to end at 11.930 and Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) was down 2.10% or 0.14 points to 6.28.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 225 to 129 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Generali (MI:GASI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.00% or 0.16 to 16.19.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.53% or 0.34 to $64.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $69.81 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.09% or 14.60 to trade at $1351.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.67% to 1.2380, while EUR/GBP fell 0.66% to 0.8725.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.79% at 89.17.