Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.48%

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities , Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE ), which rose 1.70% or 7.30 points to trade at 437.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:CPRI ) added 1.28% or 0.10 points to end at 8.24 and ERG (BIT:ERG ) was up 1.17% or 0.28 points to 24.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU ), which fell 1.89% or 1.70 points to trade at 88.10 at the close. Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI ) declined 1.64% or 0.03 points to end at 2.04 and Tenaris SA (BIT:TENR ) was down 1.17% or 0.15 points to 12.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 249 to 227 and 56 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE ) rose to all time highs; up 1.70% or 7.30 to 437.70.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.08% or 1.61 to $75.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.83% or 1.47 to hit $78.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 9.70 to trade at $2,545.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.66.

Source: Investing.com