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Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM), which rose 2.41% or 0.19 points to trade at 8.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI) added 2.39% or 0.27 points to end at 11.56 and UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI) was up 2.04% or 1.35 points to 67.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:UNPI), which fell 3.83% or 0.69 points to trade at 17.33 at the close. Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF) declined 2.55% or 1.19 points to end at 45.43 and Nexi SpA (BIT:NEXII) was down 1.46% or 0.08 points to 5.39.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 355 to 252 and 45 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.39% or 0.27 to 11.56. Shares in UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.04% or 1.35 to 67.53.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.61% or 0.39 to $64.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.77% or 0.51 to hit $66.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.08% or 37.45 to trade at $3,491.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 98.03.