Investing.com – Italian stocks were higher after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Milan, shares gained 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the exchange were Bper Banca SpA (BIT:), which rose 8.23% or 0.44 points to trade at 5.76 at the close. In the meantime, Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:) added 4.57% or 0.50 points to end at 11.43 and Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:) rose 2.98% or 0.21 points to 7.09 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Leonardo SpA (BIT:), which fell 3.32% or 0.70 points to trade at 20.38 at the close. Prysmian SpA (BIT:) fell 1.82% or 1.20 points to end at 64.70 and ERG (BIT:) fell 1.63% or 0.38 points to 22.94.
The number of falling shares outnumbered rising shares on the Milan Stock Exchange by 255 to 230, with 52 ending unchanged.
Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) rose to a five-year high; increasing by 8.23% or 0.44 to 5.76. Shares in Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:) rose to their highest level in five years; increase by 4.57% or 0.50 to 11.43.
November crude oil deliveries rose 2.98%, or 2.18, to $75.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery rose 3.02%, or 2.31, to $78.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65%, or 17.00, to $2,643. 00 per troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.02% to 102.71.
