Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER), which rose 3.93% or 0.93 points to trade at 24.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) added 2.18% or 0.77 points to end at 36.02 and Italgas SpA (MI:IG) was up 1.96% or 0.100 points to 5.192 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI), which fell 2.89% or 0.0970 points to trade at 3.2640 at the close. Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) declined 2.37% or 0.0206 points to end at 0.8494 and Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII) was down 1.82% or 0.089 points to 4.798.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 205 to 144 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) rose to all time highs; rising 2.18% or 0.77 to 36.02.
Crude oil for June delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $68.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $74.81 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 9.80 to trade at $1333.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.2232, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8751.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 90.57.