Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.38% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were UBI Banca (MI:UBI), which rose 4.55% or 0.1300 points to trade at 2.9900 at the close. Meanwhile, Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) added 4.17% or 0.95 points to end at 23.72 and Banca Mediolanum SpA (MI:BMED) was up 3.60% or 0.250 points to 7.200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem (MI:SPMI), which fell 2.37% or 0.0135 points to trade at 0.5570 at the close. Brembo (MI:BRBI) declined 1.99% or 1.20 points to end at 59.15 and Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) was down 1.74% or 0.29 points to 16.38.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 165 to 165 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.17% or 0.95 to 23.72.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.53% or 0.80 to $53.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.50% or 0.83 to hit $56.30 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.25 to trade at $1167.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.0478, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8501.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.67% at 102.55.