Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Freni Brembo SpA (MI:BRBI), which rose 2.13% or 0.25 points to trade at 11.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Terna (MI:TRN) added 1.98% or 0.092 points to end at 4.750 and Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) was up 1.93% or 2.25 points to 118.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT), which fell 2.75% or 0.0174 points to trade at 0.6146 at the close. Banca Generali (MI:BGN) declined 1.81% or 0.40 points to end at 21.66 and Azimut Holding (MI:AZMT) was down 1.54% or 0.20 points to 13.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 178 to 170 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.75% or 0.0174 to 0.6146.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.21% or 0.85 to $69.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 3.00 to trade at $1247.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1683, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8836.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.49.