Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.28%
Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Travel & Leisure , Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.28% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Leonardo SpA (BIT: LDOF ), which rose 3.60% or 1.10 points to trade at 31.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Iveco Group NV (BIT: IVG ) added 2.84% or 0.43 points to end at 15.55 and Buzzi Unicem (BIT: BZU ) was up 2.56% or 1.14 points to 45.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Interpump Group (BIT: ITPG ), which fell 16.30% or 7.68 points to trade at 39.44 at the close. Telecom Italia (BIT: TLIT ) declined 7.59% or 0.02 points to end at 0.28 and Recordati (BIT: RECI ) was down 2.21% or 1.35 points to 59.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 287 to 256 and 67 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leonardo SpA (BIT: LDOF ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.60% or 1.10 to 31.68. Shares in Iveco Group NV (BIT: IVG ) rose to all time highs; up 2.84% or 0.43 to 15.55. Shares in Buzzi Unicem (BIT: BZU ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.56% or 1.14 to 45.70.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.56% or 0.40 to $70.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $74.86 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.17% or 34.59 to trade at $2,910.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 106.62.