Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Healthcare and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.21% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI), which rose 4.43% or 0.24 points to trade at 5.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Generali (MI:BGN) added 4.32% or 1.17 points to end at 28.24 and Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) was up 3.65% or 2.75 points to 78.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI), which fell 5.06% or 0.146 points to trade at 2.740 at the close. UBI Banca (MI:UBI) declined 1.95% or 0.0780 points to end at 3.9240 and Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) was down 0.79% or 0.040 points to 5.050.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 249 to 118 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.43% or 0.24 to 5.78. Shares in Banca Generali (MI:BGN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.32% or 1.17 to 28.24. Shares in Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) rose to all time highs; rising 3.65% or 2.75 to 78.00.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.10% or 0.51 to $45.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.07% or 0.53 to hit $48.81 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 9.08 to trade at $1218.02 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.0875, while EUR/GBP fell 0.40% to 0.8406.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 99.48.