Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 1.42% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which rose 11.96% or 2.120 points to trade at 19.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Enel (MI:ENEI) added 3.32% or 0.170 points to end at 5.290 and Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) was up 3.32% or 0.21 points to 6.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moncler SpA (MI:MONC), which fell 1.05% or 0.26 points to trade at 24.43 at the close. Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP) declined 0.73% or 0.24 points to end at 32.50 and Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) was down 0.63% or 0.0220 points to 3.4440.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 252 to 118 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 11.96% or 2.120 to 19.840. Shares in Enel (MI:ENEI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.32% or 0.170 to 5.290. Shares in Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) rose to all time highs; up 3.32% or 0.21 to 6.68.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.31% or 0.16 to $52.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.21% or 0.12 to hit $58.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.55% or 7.09 to trade at $1271.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 1.07% to 1.1686, while EUR/GBP fell 0.43% to 0.8870.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.83% at 94.31.