Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 1.46% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Moncler SpA (MI:MONC), which rose 3.78% or 1.43 points to trade at 39.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) added 2.18% or 0.192 points to end at 9.012 and Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) was up 2.04% or 0.13 points to 6.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI), which fell 7.34% or 0.191 points to trade at 2.410 at the close. FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK) declined 4.31% or 0.40 points to end at 8.79 and Mediobanca (MI:MDBI) was down 4.01% or 0.356 points to 8.520.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 259 to 115 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.34% or 0.191 to 2.410.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 4.30% or 3.04 to $67.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.39% or 2.67 to hit $76.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1303.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.50% to 1.1660, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8757.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 94.12.