Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI), which rose 2.70% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.86 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) added 2.54% or 0.520 points to end at 20.960 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 2.42% or 0.370 points to 15.660 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Atlantia (MI:ATL), which fell 2.97% or 0.84 points to trade at 27.47 at the close. Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII) declined 2.54% or 0.110 points to end at 4.214 and UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI) was down 2.21% or 0.3700 points to 16.3900.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 189 to 178 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.54% or 0.520 to 20.960. Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) rose to all time highs; up 2.42% or 0.370 to 15.660.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.86% or 0.47 to $55.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.01% or 0.61 to hit $61.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.70% or 8.90 to trade at $1269.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1605, while EUR/GBP fell 0.56% to 0.8877.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 94.89.