Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Travel & Leisure and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF), which rose 1.15% or 0.160 points to trade at 14.030 at the close. Meanwhile, Generali (MI:GASI) added 0.99% or 0.14 points to end at 14.25 and A2A (MI:A2) was up 0.98% or 0.013 points to 1.335 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banca Generali (MI:BGN), which fell 2.24% or 0.57 points to trade at 24.93 at the close. Atlantia (MI:ATL) declined 2.04% or 0.46 points to end at 22.14 and Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) was down 2.01% or 0.55 points to 26.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 215 to 129 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.15% or 0.160 to 14.030.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.72% or 1.38 to $49.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.43% or 1.29 to hit $51.70 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.70 to trade at $1287.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.0686, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8354.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 99.90.