Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.28% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were A2A (MI:A2), which rose 5.37% or 0.076 points to trade at 1.492 at the close. Meanwhile, Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) added 4.68% or 0.27 points to end at 6.04 and Banca Mediolanum SpA (MI:BMED) was up 3.23% or 0.230 points to 7.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII), which fell 5.66% or 0.286 points to trade at 4.764 at the close. Prysmian (MI:PRY) declined 3.50% or 0.94 points to end at 25.93 and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) was down 2.22% or 0.096 points to 4.228.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 199 to 157 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in A2A (MI:A2) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.37% or 0.076 to 1.492. Shares in Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) rose to all time highs; rising 4.68% or 0.27 to 6.04.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.51% or 1.61 to $47.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.22% or 1.57 to hit $50.30 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 5.64 to trade at $1221.74 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.0874, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8406.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 99.44.