Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Travel & Leisure and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the FTSE MIB rose 1.20% to hit a new 3-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE MIB were Banca Monte Paschi Siena (MILAN:BMPS), which rose 5.52% or 0.0325 points to trade at 0.6210 at the close. Banco Popolare (MILAN:BAPO) fell 0.28% or 0.0400 points to end at 14.4900 and Banca Popolare Milano (MILAN:PMII) was up 2.13% or 0.0200 points to 0.9590 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Saipem (MILAN:SPMI), which lost 0.31% or 0.03 points to trade at 9.53 in late trade. ENI (MILAN:ENI) added 0.19% or 0.03 points to end at 16.14 and CNH Industrial NV (MILAN:CNHI) gained 2.61% or 0.195 points to 7.665.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 341 to 131 on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.59% or 0.28 to $47.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.22% or 0.69 to hit $55.23 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.31% or 3.70 to trade at $1191.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.0917, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.7346.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 97.44.