Italy Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, led by gains in the Travel & Leisure, Technology, and Chemicals sectors.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.13%.

Best Performers

• Iveco Group NV (BIT:IVG): +10.73% or 0.99 points to trade at 10.20
• Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI): +8.97% or 0.57 points to end at 6.88
• Interpump Group (BIT:ITPG): +5.96% or 2.44 points to 43.36 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY): -3.77% or 2.38 points to trade at 60.82
• Snam SpA (BIT:SRG): -3.14% or 0.14 points to end at 4.19
• Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (BIT:ISP): -2.95% or 0.12 points to 3.86.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange, with 328 advancing and 216 declining, while 51 remained unchanged. Banco Bpm SpA's shares reached 5-year highs, gaining 8.97%.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil (December): +0.52% to $72.06 a barrel
• Brent oil (January): +0.59% to $75.36 a barrel
• Gold (December): +1.01% to $2,703.25 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: +0.57% to 1.08
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.59% at 104.36.