Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA), which rose 5.45% or 0.690 points to trade at 13.340 at the close. Meanwhile, Freni Brembo SpA (MI:BRBI) added 1.98% or 0.26 points to end at 13.36 and Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) was up 1.75% or 0.0680 points to 3.9460 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT), which fell 1.18% or 0.0095 points to trade at 0.7950 at the close. Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) declined 1.09% or 0.30 points to end at 27.32 and Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) was down 1.03% or 0.0320 points to 3.0860.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 250 to 115 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) rose to all time highs; up 5.45% or 0.690 to 13.340.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.30% or 0.14 to $47.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.49% or 0.26 to hit $52.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.71 to trade at $1328.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1877, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.9160.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 92.69.