Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 1.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG), which rose 7.18% or 1.09 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF) added 7.13% or 3.14 points to end at 47.20 and Buzzi Unicem (BIT:BZU) was up 7.00% or 3.50 points to 53.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS), which fell 2.67% or 2.62 points to trade at 95.44 at the close. Snam SpA (BIT:SRG) declined 1.39% or 0.06 points to end at 4.53 and Nexi SpA (BIT:NEXII) was down 1.07% or 0.06 points to 5.17.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 362 to 192 and 38 ended unchanged.
Shares in Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG) rose to all time highs; rising 7.18% or 1.09 to 16.20. Shares in Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.13% or 3.14 to 47.20. Shares in Buzzi Unicem (BIT:BZU) rose to all time highs; gaining 7.00% or 3.50 to 53.50.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.11% or 0.74 to $67.29 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.04% or 0.73 to hit $70.61 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 8.60 to trade at $2,999.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.42% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 103.70.