Italy Stock Market Report

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, led by gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas, and Chemicals sectors.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.41%.

Top Performers

• Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII): +8.23% (up 0.44 points to 5.76)
• Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:UNPI): +4.57% (up 0.50 points to 11.43)
• Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:BPSI): +2.98% (up 0.21 points to 7.09)

Worst Performers

• Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF): -3.32% (down 0.70 points to 20.38)
• Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY): -1.82% (down 1.20 points to 64.70)
• ERG (BIT:ERG): -1.63% (down 0.38 points to 22.94)

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 255 to 230, with 52 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Bper Banca SpA and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa reached 5-year highs.

Commodities

• Crude oil for November delivery: +2.98% (up 2.18 to $75.42/barrel)
• Brent oil for December delivery: +3.02% (up 2.31 to $78.89/barrel)
• December Gold Futures: +0.65% (up 17.00 to $2,643.00/troy ounce)

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.09
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.71.