Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the fell 0.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:), which rose 3.11% or 0.16 points to trade at 5.37 at the close. Meanwhile, Pirelli & C SPA (BIT:) added 2.78% or 0.14 points to end at 5.10 and Prysmian SpA (BIT:) was up 2.20% or 1.34 points to 62.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:), which fell 6.12% or 0.73 points to trade at 11.20 at the close. Azimut Holding SpA (BIT:) declined 5.36% or 1.27 points to end at 22.44 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) was down 4.38% or 0.26 points to 5.71.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 271 to 245 and 52 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.93% or 2.12 to $70.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.55% or 1.93 to hit $73.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 11.80 to trade at $2,694.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.95% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 105.01.
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