Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.45%

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

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.45% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG), which rose 6.22% or 0.57 points to trade at 9.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU) added 2.63% or 2.45 points to end at 95.70 and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS) was up 2.15% or 0.11 points to 5.41 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI), which fell 3.42% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.99 at the close. DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS) declined 0.85% or 0.90 points to end at 104.75 and Recordati (BIT:RECI) was down 0.55% or 0.30 points to 54.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 300 to 209 and 49 ended unchanged.

Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.15% or 0.11 to 5.41.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.87% or 1.32 to $69.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.77% or 1.32 to hit $73.13 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.91% or 24.55 to trade at $2,732.05 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.39.