Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Financials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI), which rose 2.86% or 0.124 points to trade at 4.458 at the close. Meanwhile, UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI) added 2.20% or 0.3900 points to end at 18.0800 and Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII) was up 1.99% or 0.094 points to 4.814 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI), which fell 1.36% or 0.0560 points to trade at 4.0620 at the close. Prysmian (MI:PRY) declined 1.23% or 0.36 points to end at 28.80 and Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) was down 1.22% or 0.0090 points to 0.7260.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 218 to 145 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.86% or 0.124 to 4.458.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.72% or 0.47 to $66.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.51% or 0.36 to hit $70.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.50 to trade at $1359.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.63% to 1.2487, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.8754.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 88.54.