Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.01% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI), which rose 2.38% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.878 at the close. Meanwhile, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) added 2.21% or 0.66 points to end at 30.59 and Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) was up 1.68% or 0.054 points to 3.274 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset (MI:MS), which fell 4.98% or 0.154 points to trade at 2.940 at the close. Luxottica Group (MI:LUX) declined 2.24% or 1.11 points to end at 48.50 and Terna (MI:TRN) was down 1.36% or 0.068 points to 4.932.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 186 to 170 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.21% or 0.66 to 30.59.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.62% or 0.78 to $49.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.18% or 0.64 to hit $54.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 6.01 to trade at $1326.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.1883, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8999.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 92.46.