Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.49% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Ferrari NV (MI:RACE), which rose 4.16% or 3.60 points to trade at 90.10 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) added 2.02% or 0.290 points to end at 14.620 and A2A (MI:A2) was up 1.98% or 0.028 points to 1.445 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII), which fell 1.20% or 0.056 points to trade at 4.612 at the close. Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) declined 1.10% or 0.170 points to end at 15.340 and Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) was down 1.03% or 0.0420 points to 4.0420.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 175 to 174 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) rose to all time highs; rising 4.16% or 3.60 to 90.10.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.69% or 0.81 to $48.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.43% or 0.72 to hit $50.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 4.03 to trade at $1248.07 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1629, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8912.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.03.