Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.60%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM), which rose 1.94% or 0.23 points to trade at 12.22 at the close. STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI) added 1.68% or 0.43 points to end at 25.75 and Pirelli & C SPA (BIT:PIRC) was up 1.67% or 0.09 points to 5.37 in late trade.
Biggest losers included DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS), which lost 1.15% or 1.20 points to trade at 103.05 in late trade. Amplifon (BIT:AMPF) declined 1.13% or 0.31 points to end at 27.06 and Poste Italiane SpA (BIT:PST) shed 0.43% or 0.06 points to 12.66.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 315 to 186 and 51 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.23% or 0.17 to $73.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.48% or 0.37 to hit $76.81 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.50 to trade at $2,633.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.60.