Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 1.20% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG), which rose 5.20% or 0.84 points to trade at 17.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY) added 3.62% or 2.08 points to end at 59.48 and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:UNPI) was up 2.61% or 0.39 points to 15.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT), which fell 1.85% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.29 at the close. Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE) declined 1.30% or 5.40 points to end at 410.10 and Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (BIT:TRN) was down 1.08% or 0.09 points to 7.91.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 334 to 212 and 46 ended unchanged.
Shares in Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG) rose to all time highs; rising 5.20% or 0.84 to 17.00. Shares in Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:UNPI) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.61% or 0.39 to 15.32.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.98% or 0.66 to $66.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.82% or 0.58 to hit $70.49 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.25% or 37.59 to trade at $3,043.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 102.92.