Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which rose 3.15% or 0.580 points to trade at 19.010 at the close. Meanwhile, Mediaset (MI:MS) added 2.98% or 0.096 points to end at 3.314 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 2.57% or 0.390 points to 15.550 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Italgas SpA (MI:IG), which fell 2.16% or 0.108 points to trade at 4.892 at the close. Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) declined 2.04% or 0.054 points to end at 2.590 and Snam (MI:SRG) was down 1.59% or 0.064 points to 3.966.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 221 to 145 and 9 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.82% or 1.10 to $61.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.55% or 1.03 to hit $67.60 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.50 to trade at $1318.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.2031, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8895.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 91.78.