Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Technology and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI), which rose 3.67% or 0.5900 points to trade at 16.6800 at the close. Meanwhile, Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) added 1.99% or 0.310 points to end at 15.850 and Mediobanca (MI:MDBI) was up 1.27% or 0.115 points to 9.190 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP), which fell 3.04% or 0.78 points to trade at 24.92 at the close. Generali (MI:GASI) declined 2.94% or 0.45 points to end at 14.84 and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) was down 2.74% or 0.116 points to 4.112.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 230 to 131 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.67% or 0.5900 to 16.6800. Shares in Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.99% or 0.310 to 15.850. Shares in Mediobanca (MI:MDBI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.27% or 0.115 to 9.190.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.16% or 0.55 to $47.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.10% or 0.55 to hit $50.77 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.58 to trade at $1223.48 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.0867, while EUR/GBP rose 0.52% to 0.8443.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 99.52.