Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Travel & Leisure and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 0.96% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI), which rose 1.89% or 0.072 points to trade at 3.872 at the close. Meanwhile, UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (MI:US) added 1.39% or 0.027 points to end at 1.972 and Snam (MI:SRG) was up 0.81% or 0.034 points to 4.236 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA), which fell 5.98% or 0.890 points to trade at 13.990 at the close. Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII) declined 3.20% or 0.140 points to end at 4.240 and Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) was down 2.30% or 0.0780 points to 3.3200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 288 to 83 and 13 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.27% or 0.66 to $51.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.58% or 0.92 to hit $57.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 5.99 to trade at $1288.99 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.40% to 1.1834, while EUR/GBP rose 0.71% to 0.8989.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 93.08.