Italy Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Financials, Technology, and Chemicals sectors leading shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 1.63%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were:
– Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU): up 7.52% (6.40 points) to trade at 91.55 at the close.
– Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS): added 6.63% (0.33 points) to end at 5.34.
– Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC): up 6.57% (3.21 points) to 52.06 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI): fell 5.70% (0.12 points) to trade at 1.92 at the close.
– Eni SpA (BIT:ENI): declined 3.04% (0.43 points) to end at 13.57.
– Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF): down 1.44% (0.30 points) to 20.57.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 321 to 184, with 46 ending unchanged.

Shares in Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS) rose to 52-week highs, up 6.63% (0.33) to 5.34.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.22% (1.55) to $68.14 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December fell 1.96% (1.43) to $71.47 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% (5.00) to trade at $2,689.70 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.12.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 100.31.