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 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI), which rose 2.53% or 0.62 points to trade at 25.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) added 1.40% or 0.09 points to end at 6.21 and UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI) was up 1.31% or 0.50 points to 38.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC), which fell 1.56% or 0.80 points to trade at 50.54 at the close. Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT:GASI) declined 1.23% or 0.34 points to end at 27.31 and Hera (BIT:HRA) was down 1.18% or 0.04 points to 3.36.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 254 to 231 and 49 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.61% or 0.43 to $70.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.04% or 0.76 to hit $73.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 10.24 to trade at $2,651.76 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.86.