Italian stocks ended Tuesday's trading session in the red, with selling concentrated in the Chemicals, Industrials and Financials sectors. At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 was down 0.59%.
Among individual movers, Avio SpA (BIT:AVI) was the session's top performer, advancing 4.13% - up 1.24 points to close at 31.25. Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE) also posted gains, rising 3.47% or 9.60 points to finish at 286.60. Utility A2A SpA (BIT:A2) added 2.49%, an increase of 0.06 points, to end the day at 2.26.
On the downside, Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY) led losses, falling 5.04% - a drop of 7.45 points - to settle at 140.50. Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI) declined 3.18% or 0.15 points to close at 4.45, while Amplifon (BIT:AMPF) slipped 2.50%, down 0.27 points, to 10.52.
Market breadth on the Milan Stock Exchange favored decliners, with 375 stocks falling and 360 rising. A further 46 issues ended the session unchanged.
Commodities moved lower during the session. Crude oil for July delivery eased 0.42%, or $0.44, to trade at $103.94 a barrel. Brent oil for July delivery fell 0.99%, a decline of $1.11, to $110.99 a barrel. Precious metals also retreated: the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.18%, losing $53.78 to trade at $4,504.22 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, the euro weakened versus the dollar. EUR/USD was down 0.51% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.26% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.23% to 99.33.
Tuesday's session combined selective stock-level strength with broader sector pressure, particularly in Chemicals, Industrials and Financials, and concurrent moves in commodities and the currency markets. The net effect left the Italy 40 modestly lower at the close.