Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.05% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Inwit (BIT:INWT), which rose 3.47% or 0.34 points to trade at 10.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG) added 2.85% or 0.31 points to end at 11.18 and Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU) was up 2.29% or 2.10 points to 93.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI), which fell 1.49% or 0.09 points to trade at 6.22 at the close. Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE) declined 1.43% or 5.70 points to end at 393.90 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) was down 1.37% or 0.07 points to 5.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 306 to 192 and 46 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.51% or 0.42 to $82.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.31 to hit $85.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.90% or 45.25 to trade at $2,424.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.10.