Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Technology and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 1.67% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI), which rose 3.59% or 0.128 points to trade at 3.692 at the close. Meanwhile, Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) added 3.03% or 0.53 points to end at 17.84 and Mediobanca (MI:MDBI) was up 2.12% or 0.176 points to 8.496 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atlantia (MI:ATL), which fell 22.26% or 5.24 points to trade at 18.30 at the close. Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) declined 3.96% or 0.086 points to end at 2.099 and STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) was down 3.18% or 0.570 points to 17.335.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 240 to 106 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Atlantia (MI:ATL) fell to 3-years lows; down 22.26% or 5.24 to 18.30. Shares in Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.96% or 0.086 to 2.099.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.57% or 0.37 to $65.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.65% or 0.46 to hit $71.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1186.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1376, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8947.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.48.