Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which rose 3.64% or 0.440 points to trade at 12.530 at the close. Meanwhile, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) added 2.95% or 0.70 points to end at 24.45 and Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) was up 2.47% or 0.61 points to 25.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI), which fell 5.17% or 1.5100 points to trade at 27.7100 at the close. Italgas SpA (MI:IG) declined 2.32% or 0.09 points to end at 3.61 and Generali (MI:GASI) was down 1.47% or 0.23 points to 15.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 202 to 133 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.64% or 0.440 to 12.530.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.01% or 1.08 to $52.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.19% or 1.23 to hit $55.01 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.16% or 1.85 to trade at $1187.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.0692, while EUR/GBP rose 0.64% to 0.8533.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 100.58.