Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.78% 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 2.67% or 0.100 points to trade at 3.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Freni Brembo SpA (MI:BRBI) added 1.99% or 0.25 points to end at 12.81 and Prysmian (MI:PRY) was up 1.26% or 0.32 points to 25.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (MI:US), which fell 3.63% or 0.072 points to trade at 1.911 at the close. Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) declined 2.69% or 0.1040 points to end at 3.7660 and Banca Generali (MI:BGN) was down 2.36% or 0.63 points to 26.06.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 208 to 155 and 12 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.25% or 0.56 to $45.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.11% or 0.53 to hit $48.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.88 to trade at $1242.92 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1411, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 95.48.