Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Chemicals and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.38% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI), which rose 6.60% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.584 at the close. Meanwhile, UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI) added 3.40% or 0.4700 points to end at 14.3000 and Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) was up 3.26% or 0.148 points to 4.684 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF), which fell 1.59% or 0.210 points to trade at 12.960 at the close. A2A (MI:A2) declined 1.57% or 0.021 points to end at 1.317 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was down 1.36% or 0.140 points to 10.180.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 211 to 141 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.59% or 0.29 to $48.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.65% or 0.34 to hit $51.85 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.35 to trade at $1199.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.89% to 1.0670, while EUR/GBP rose 0.93% to 0.8774.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.54% at 101.43.