Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the FTSE Italia Technology, FTSE Italia All Share Industrials and FTSE Italia All Share Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.45% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI), which fell 3.42% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.99 in late trade. DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS) declined 0.85% or 0.90 points to end at 104.75 and Recordati (BIT:RECI) down 0.55% or 0.30 points to 54.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 300 to 209 and 49 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.15% or 0.11 to 5.41.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.84% or 1.30 to $69.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.76% or 1.31 to hit $73.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 24.80 to trade at $2,732.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.39.