Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 1.29% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER), which rose 0.45% or 0.10 points to trade at 22.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Pirelli & C SPA (MI:PIRC) added 0.28% or 0.02 points to end at 7.25 and Mediaset (MI:MS) was down 0.12% or 0.004 points to 3.230 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII), which fell 2.73% or 0.118 points to trade at 4.210 at the close. Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) declined 2.09% or 0.0780 points to end at 3.6460 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was down 1.97% or 0.300 points to 14.910.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 254 to 111 and 18 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.60% or 0.36 to $60.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.77% or 0.51 to hit $66.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 8.50 to trade at $1305.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.65% to 1.2020, while EUR/GBP rose 0.02% to 0.8891.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 91.87.