Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Tenaris (MI:TENR), which rose 3.56% or 0.52 points to trade at 15.11 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) added 2.26% or 0.450 points to end at 20.360 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 1.78% or 0.308 points to 17.578 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mediaset (MI:MS), which fell 2.03% or 0.063 points to trade at 3.033 at the close. Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) declined 1.68% or 0.38 points to end at 22.30 and Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) was down 1.59% or 0.048 points to 2.980.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 197 to 137 and 41 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.38% or 1.51 to $65.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.46% or 1.66 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.91% or 12.00 to trade at $1323.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.2258, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.8716.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 89.81.