Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Travel & Leisure and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA), which rose 3.87% or 0.390 points to trade at 10.470 at the close. Meanwhile, Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) added 2.67% or 0.0215 points to end at 0.8270 and Enel (MI:ENEI) was up 2.05% or 0.100 points to 4.972 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK), which fell 2.05% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.18 at the close. CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) declined 1.90% or 0.200 points to end at 10.330 and Terna (MI:TRN) was down 1.43% or 0.070 points to 4.814.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 220 to 138 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.38% or 0.63 to $46.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.40% or 0.67 to hit $48.41 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.30 to trade at $1216.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1385, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 95.67.