Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.27% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA), which rose 3.94% or 0.570 points to trade at 15.050 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) added 2.09% or 0.098 points to end at 4.784 and Recordati (MI:RECI) was up 1.42% or 0.54 points to 38.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP), which fell 2.70% or 0.85 points to trade at 30.60 at the close. Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) declined 1.56% or 0.36 points to end at 22.77 and Snam (MI:SRG) was down 1.06% or 0.044 points to 4.116.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 185 to 174 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) rose to all time highs; up 3.94% or 0.570 to 15.050. Shares in Recordati (MI:RECI) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.42% or 0.54 to 38.46.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.14% or 0.07 to $50.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.34% or 0.19 to hit $56.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.39 to trade at $1299.19 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1951, while EUR/GBP rose 0.53% to 0.8839.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 91.92.