Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the added 0.05% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Inwit (BIT:), which rose 3.47% or 0.34 points to trade at 10.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Iveco Group NV (BIT:) added 2.85% or 0.31 points to end at 11.18 and Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:) was up 2.29% or 2.10 points to 93.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:), which fell 1.49% or 0.09 points to trade at 6.22 at the close. Ferrari NV (BIT:) declined 1.43% or 5.70 points to end at 393.90 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) was down 1.37% or 0.07 points to 5.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 306 to 192 and 46 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.51% or 0.42 to $82.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.31 to hit $85.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.90% or 45.25 to trade at $2,424.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.10.
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