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Investing.com – Italy equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 fell 1.33% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU), which rose 2.33% or 2.31 points to trade at 101.45 at the close. Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI) added 2.09% or 0.05 points to end at 2.39 and Tenaris SA (BIT:TENR) was up 1.66% or 0.26 points to 15.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI), which lost 3.62% or 2.10 points to trade at 55.98 in late trade. Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (BIT:ISP) declined 2.70% or 0.13 points to end at 4.80 and Amplifon (BIT:AMPF) shed 2.70% or 0.57 points to 20.58.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 312 to 222 and 45 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 2.38% or 1.67 to $71.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.42% or 1.77 to hit $75.00 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 20.00 to trade at $3,397.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.15, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 97.95.