Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the FTSE Italia All Share Travel & Leisure, FTSE Italia Technology and FTSE Italia All Share Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.28% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Interpump Group (BIT:ITPG), which fell 16.30% or 7.68 points to trade at 39.44 in late trade. Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT) declined 7.59% or 0.02 points to end at 0.28 and Recordati (BIT:RECI) down 2.21% or 1.35 points to 59.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 287 to 256 and 67 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Shares in Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF) rose to 5-year highs; up 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; rising 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 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $74.88 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.20% or 35.24 to trade at $2,910.16 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 106.62.