Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Chemicals and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the FTSE MIB gained 1.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE MIB were Finmeccanica (MILAN:SIFI), which rose 3.16% or 0.380 points to trade at 12.410 at the close. Luxottica Group (MILAN:LUX) added 3.15% or 1.95 points to end at 63.95 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MILAN:FCHA) was up 3.03% or 0.400 points to 13.610 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Azimut Holding (MILAN:AZMT), which lost 1.98% or 0.49 points to trade at 24.21 in late trade. Tod'S (MILAN:TOD) declined 1.33% or 1.15 points to end at 85.15 and Mediolanum (MILAN:MED) shed 1.14% or 0.085 points to 7.350.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 327 to 135 and 1 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.43% or 1.29 to $51.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.97% or 1.16 to hit $57.52 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.69% or 8.00 to trade at $1145.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.0960, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.7008.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.46% at 97.25.