Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS), which rose 0.93% or 0.95 points to trade at 102.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Amplifon (BIT:AMPF) added 0.81% or 0.24 points to end at 30.01 and Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY) was up 0.59% or 0.36 points to 61.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nexi SpA (BIT:NEXII), which fell 3.81% or 0.22 points to trade at 5.66 at the close. STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI) declined 2.98% or 1.13 points to end at 36.78 and Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG) was down 2.77% or 0.33 points to 11.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 338 to 139 and 51 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.83% or 1.49 to $79.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.50% or 1.28 to hit $83.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 2.10% or 51.70 to trade at $2,404.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.08% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.09% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.04.