Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Travel & Leisure and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.53% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER), which rose 3.83% or 0.84 points to trade at 22.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) added 2.44% or 0.72 points to end at 30.26 and Generali (MI:GASI) was up 2.34% or 0.37 points to 16.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset (MI:MS), which fell 1.29% or 0.042 points to trade at 3.212 at the close. Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) declined 0.99% or 0.0400 points to end at 4.0160 and Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) was down 0.98% or 0.028 points to 2.822.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 202 to 155 and 33 ended unchanged.
Shares in Generali (MI:GASI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.34% or 0.37 to 16.17.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.24% or 0.79 to $63.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.17% or 0.81 to hit $68.50 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.80 to trade at $1334.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.2233, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8832.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 90.37.