Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 1.41% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (MI:US), which rose 1.52% or 0.030 points to trade at 2.003 at the close. Meanwhile, Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) added 1.06% or 0.044 points to end at 4.192 and Banca Generali (MI:BGN) was up 0.86% or 0.24 points to 28.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK), which fell 3.90% or 0.37 points to trade at 9.21 at the close. Recordati (MI:RECI) declined 3.41% or 1.09 points to end at 30.87 and Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) was down 3.19% or 0.099 points to 2.986.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 283 to 87 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.60% or 1.59 to $59.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 2.38% or 1.54 to hit $63.27 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1319.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.17% to 1.2226, while EUR/GBP rose 0.70% to 0.8864.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 90.34.