Italy stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Travel&Leisure, Financials and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Italy 40 added 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Italy 40 were Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU), which rose 2.19% or 0.41 points to trade at 18.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Exor NV (MI:EXOR) added 2.12% or 1.18 points to end at 56.96 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 1.82% or 0.274 points to 15.364 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prysmian (MI:PRY), which fell 2.66% or 0.59 points to trade at 21.63 at the close. Italgas SpA (MI:IG) declined 1.98% or 0.097 points to end at 4.790 and Davide Campari Milano SpA (MI:CPRI) was down 1.43% or 0.10 points to 7.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 204 to 154 and 35 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.08% or 0.75 to $70.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $79.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 5.90 to trade at $1208.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1684, while EUR/GBP rose 0.02% to 0.8875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 94.06.
