Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Financials, Chemicals and Travel & Leisure sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.38% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI), which rose 6.60% or 0.160 points to trade at 2.584 at the close. UniCredit SpA (MI:CRDI) added 3.40% or 0.4700 points to end at 14.3000 and Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) was up 3.26% or 0.148 points to 4.684 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF), which lost 1.59% or 0.210 points to trade at 12.960 in late trade. A2A (MI:A2) declined 1.57% or 0.021 points to end at 1.317 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) shed 1.36% or 0.140 points to 10.180.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 211 to 141 and 14 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.59% or 0.29 to $48.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.65% or 0.34 to hit $51.85 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.35 to trade at $1199.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.89% to 1.0670, while EUR/GBP rose 0.93% to 0.8774.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 101.42.