Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology , Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Bpm SpA (BIT: BAMI ), which rose 1.22% or 0.09 points to trade at 7.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT: BMPS ) added 1.17% or 0.07 points to end at 6.39 and Stellantis NV (BIT: STLAM ) was up 0.97% or 0.13 points to 13.27 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT: BCU ), which fell 1.32% or 1.30 points to trade at 97.55 at the close. STMicroelectronics (BIT: STMMI ) declined 1.26% or 0.32 points to end at 25.01 and Leonardo SpA (BIT: LDOF ) was down 1.15% or 0.29 points to 24.86.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 265 to 235 and 59 ended unchanged.

Shares in Banco Bpm SpA (BIT: BAMI ) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.22% or 0.09 to 7.77. Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT: BMPS ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.17% or 0.07 to 6.39.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.79% or 0.54 to $68.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.61% or 0.44 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 32.11 to trade at $2,717.91 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.37% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.44% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 106.18.