Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Chemicals and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the FTSE MIB rose 0.61%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the FTSE MIB were Mediobanca (MILAN:MDBI), which rose 3.12% or 0.300 points to trade at 9.915 at the close. Moncler SpA (MILAN:MONC) added 2.72% or 0.49 points to end at 18.50 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MILAN:FCHA) was up 2.29% or 0.320 points to 14.300 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tenaris (MILAN:TENR), which lost 2.96% or 0.35 points to trade at 11.49 in late trade. Autogrill (MILAN:AGL) declined 2.32% or 0.20 points to end at 8.21 and Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MILAN:EMII) shed 1.53% or 0.125 points to 8.025.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 192 and 8 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.81% or 0.88 to $47.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.21% or 0.65 to hit $52.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.65% or 7.10 to trade at $1095.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.90% to 1.1032, while EUR/GBP rose 0.70% to 0.7057.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.64% at 96.98.