Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Travel & Leisure and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.20% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banca Generali (MI:BGN), which rose 2.45% or 0.73 points to trade at 30.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) added 1.46% or 0.0600 points to end at 4.1620 and Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) was up 1.34% or 1.25 points to 94.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT), which fell 2.09% or 0.0185 points to trade at 0.8665 at the close. Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) declined 1.36% or 0.29 points to end at 21.04 and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) was down 1.28% or 0.052 points to 4.018.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 194 to 140 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banca Generali (MI:BGN) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.45% or 0.73 to 30.50. Shares in Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.46% or 0.0600 to 4.1620. Shares in Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.34% or 1.25 to 94.75.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.55% or 0.27 to $49.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.46% or 0.24 to hit $52.13 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.40 to trade at $1261.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.9048.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.59.