Investing.com – Italy equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Saipem (MI:SPMI), which rose 2.69% or 0.0133 points to trade at 0.5070 at the close. Banca Popolare Milano (MI:PMII) added 2.62% or 0.0101 points to end at 0.3950 and Banco Popolare (MI:BAPO) was up 2.45% or 0.060 points to 2.512 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mediaset (MI:MS), which lost 12.40% or 0.566 points to trade at 4.000 in late trade. Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI:BMPS) declined 7.48% or 1.2200 points to end at 15.0800 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) shed 3.04% or 0.265 points to 8.455.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 179 to 154 and 20 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.07% or 0.56 to $53.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.16% or 0.63 to hit $55.09 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.21% or 2.35 to trade at $1130.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.0445, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.8494.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 103.01.