Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were STMicroelectronics (MI:STM), which rose 5.42% or 0.360 points to trade at 7.000 at the close. Meanwhile, CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) added 5.21% or 0.340 points to end at 6.870 and Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) was up 3.33% or 0.57 points to 17.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Campari (MI:CPRI), which fell 1.02% or 0.09 points to trade at 8.24 at the close. Tod'S (MI:TOD) declined 0.20% or 0.15 points to end at 76.75 and Banco Popolare Sc (MI:BAPO) was down 0.07% or 0.0100 points to 13.6200.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 275 to 146 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.33% or 0.57 to 17.67.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.37% or 0.59 to $42.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.81% or 0.83 to hit $45.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1070.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.0609, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.7022.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 99.89.