Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 1.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Leonardo Finmeccanica SpA (MI:LDOF), which rose 3.37% or 0.350 points to trade at 10.750 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) added 3.37% or 0.118 points to end at 3.616 and Recordati (MI:RECI) was up 3.26% or 0.88 points to 27.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl (MI:PMII), which fell 1.40% or 0.0055 points to trade at 0.3885 at the close. CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) declined 0.23% or 0.015 points to end at 6.540 and Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) was down 0.06% or 0.0005 points to 0.8045.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 279 to 132 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.36% or 0.61 to $45.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.46% or 0.69 to hit $47.95 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.47% or 6.40 to trade at $1347.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1229, while EUR/GBP rose 0.62% to 0.8428.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 95.04.