Italy stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 down 1.12%

Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals , Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 1.12%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Hera (BIT:HRA ), which rose 1.37% or 0.05 points to trade at 3.56 at the close. Meanwhile, A2A SpA (BIT:A2 ) added 1.07% or 0.02 points to end at 2.08 and Enel (BIT:ENEI ) was up 0.80% or 0.06 points to 7.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY ), which fell 3.90% or 2.40 points to trade at 59.20 at the close. STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI ) declined 3.08% or 0.82 points to end at 25.83 and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS ) was down 2.73% or 0.14 points to 4.91.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 363 to 125 and 31 ended unchanged.

Shares in A2A SpA (BIT:A2 ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.07% or 0.02 to 2.08. Shares in STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.08% or 0.82 to 25.83. Shares in Enel (BIT:ENEI ) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.80% or 0.06 to 7.05.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.18% or 1.51 to $67.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 2.17% or 1.58 to hit $71.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% or 13.10 to trade at $2,530.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 101.18.

Source: Investing.com