Italy stocks lower at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 down 0.55%

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Italy stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Telecoms and Oil&Gas sectors led shares lower.At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.55%.The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Popolare Sc (MI:BAPO), which rose 4.29% or 0.2250 points to trade at 5.4750 at the close. Meanwhile, Tenaris (MI:TENR) added 2.77% or 0.3100 points to end at 11.5200 and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI:BMPS) was up 2.37% or 0.0150 points to 0.6480 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI), which fell 2.84% or 0.180 points to trade at 6.150 at the close. Finmeccanica (MI:SIFI) declined 2.81% or 0.300 points to end at 10.390 and Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) was down 2.61% or 0.62 points to 23.11.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 245 to 152 and 17 ended unchanged.Shares in Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.61% or 0.62 to 23.11.Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.08% or 0.48 to $44.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.24% or 0.56 to hit $45.57 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.80% or 22.90 to trade at $1295.20 a troy ounce.EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1425, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.7907.The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 93.64.