Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.98%

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology , Healthcare and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.98% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC ), which rose 10.91% or 5.68 points to trade at 57.74 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI ) added 5.96% or 1.54 points to end at 27.47 and Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM ) was up 3.99% or 0.56 points to 14.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY ), which fell 2.55% or 1.70 points to trade at 64.84 at the close. Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE ) declined 0.86% or 3.70 points to end at 424.80 and Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:BPSI ) was down 0.85% or 0.06 points to 7.01.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 343 to 184 and 40 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.90% or 0.61 to $68.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.70% or 0.50 to hit $71.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 24.60 to trade at $2,670.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 100.19.

Source: Investing.com