Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 1.94% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (MI:BMPS), which rose 12.82% or 0.0222 points to trade at 0.1954 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) added 5.12% or 0.198 points to end at 4.064 and Unipol (MI:UNPI) was up 3.61% or 0.092 points to 2.640 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER), which fell 2.00% or 0.45 points to trade at 22.10 at the close. Poste Italiane SpA (MI:PST) declined 1.40% or 0.085 points to end at 5.965 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was down 0.61% or 0.035 points to 5.715.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 271 to 124 and 35 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.14% or 0.07 to $50.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.19% or 0.10 to hit $51.42 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.58% or 7.25 to trade at $1263.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.0992, while EUR/GBP fell 1.04% to 0.8931.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 97.79.