Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology , Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Italgas SpA (BIT:IG ), which rose 1.41% or 0.08 points to trade at 5.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (BIT:TRN ) added 1.36% or 0.11 points to end at 8.02 and Hera (BIT:HRA ) was up 1.08% or 0.04 points to 3.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG ), which fell 6.41% or 0.61 points to trade at 8.85 at the close. Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT ) declined 5.92% or 0.02 points to end at 0.24 and Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU ) was down 5.19% or 4.55 points to 83.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 330 to 152 and 42 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.28% or 0.20 to $70.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.56% or 0.42 to hit $74.46 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 31.25 to trade at $2,645.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 100.44.
Source: Investing.com