Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which rose 2.92% or 0.515 points to trade at 18.165 at the close. Meanwhile, Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) added 0.49% or 0.03 points to end at 6.18 and Poste Italiane SpA (MI:PST) was up 0.43% or 0.034 points to 7.912 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI), which fell 3.80% or 0.1240 points to trade at 3.1400 at the close. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) declined 3.04% or 0.600 points to end at 19.144 and CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) was down 2.78% or 0.280 points to 9.800.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 238 to 101 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Poste Italiane SpA (MI:PST) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.43% or 0.034 to 7.912.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.12% or 0.08 to $67.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.38% or 0.28 to hit $73.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.60 to trade at $1323.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.2180, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 90.95.