Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA), which rose 4.27% or 0.560 points to trade at 13.680 at the close. Meanwhile, Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) added 2.82% or 0.0900 points to end at 3.2800 and A2A (MI:A2) was up 2.18% or 0.031 points to 1.453 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK), which fell 1.15% or 0.08 points to trade at 6.89 at the close. Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) declined 0.95% or 0.044 points to end at 4.606 and Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) was down 0.67% or 0.100 points to 14.750.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 178 to 172 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.27% or 0.560 to 13.680.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.11% or 0.54 to $49.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.26% or 0.67 to hit $54.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.71 to trade at $1342.79 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1930, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.9135.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 92.09.