Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Saipem (MI:SPMI), which rose 2.69% or 0.0133 points to trade at 0.5070 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl (MI:PMII) added 2.62% or 0.0101 points to end at 0.3950 and Banco Popolare Sc (MI:BAPO) was up 2.45% or 0.060 points to 2.512 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset (MI:MS), which fell 12.40% or 0.566 points to trade at 4.000 at the close. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI:BMPS) declined 7.48% or 1.2200 points to end at 15.0800 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was down 3.04% or 0.265 points to 8.455.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 179 to 154 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI:BMPS) fell to all time lows; falling 7.48% or 1.2200 to 15.0800.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.07% or 0.56 to $53.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.18% or 0.64 to hit $55.10 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.20% or 2.25 to trade at $1130.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.0446, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.8494.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 103.01.