Italy Stock Market Report

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Travel & Leisure and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were:
– Telecom Italia (BIT: TLIT): rose 2.69% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.26.
– Iveco Group NV (BIT: IVG): added 2.41% or 0.23 points to end at 9.95.
– Bper Banca SpA (BIT: EMII): was up 1.67% or 0.10 points to 6.22 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Brunello Cucinelli (BIT: BCU): fell 1.89% or 2.00 points to trade at 104.10.
– Moncler SpA (BIT: MONC): declined 1.84% or 0.96 points to end at 51.34.
– Amplifon (BIT: AMPF): was down 1.29% or 0.33 points to 25.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 301 to 229, with 55 ending unchanged.

Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT: EMII) rose to 5-year highs, gaining 1.67% or 0.10 to 6.22.

Commodity Prices

Crude oil for January delivery rose 1.63% or 1.14 to $71.16 per barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for February: up 1.36% or 1.00 to hit $74.41.
– February Gold Futures: down 1.09% or 29.61 to trade at $2,679.79 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.05% to 106.70.