Italy Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Technology, Chemicals, and Industrials sectors.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.22%.

Best Performers

• STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI): +2.53% (up 0.62 points to trade at 25.11)
• Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII): +1.40% (up 0.09 points to end at 6.21)
• UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI): +1.31% (up 0.50 points to 38.70)

Worst Performers

• Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC): -1.56% (down 0.80 points to trade at 50.54)
• Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT:GASI): -1.23% (down 0.34 points to end at 27.31)
• Hera (BIT:HRA): -1.18% (down 0.04 points to 3.36)

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 254 to 231, with 49 ending unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil: +0.61% (up 0.43 to $70.51 a barrel)
• Brent Oil: +1.04% (up 0.76 to hit $73.95 a barrel)
• Gold Futures: -0.38% (down 10.24 to trade at $2,651.76 a troy ounce)

Currency Markets

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.05
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.82
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.18% at 106.86