Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.48%

Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE), which rose 1.70% or 7.30 points to trade at 437.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:CPRI) added 1.28% or 0.10 points to end at 8.24 and ERG (BIT:ERG) was up 1.17% or 0.28 points to 24.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU), which fell 1.89% or 1.70 points to trade at 88.10 at the close. Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI) declined 1.64% or 0.03 points to end at 2.04 and Tenaris SA (BIT:TENR) was down 1.17% or 0.15 points to 12.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 249 to 227 and 56 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ferrari NV (BIT:RACE) rose to all time highs; up 1.70% or 7.30 to 437.70.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.08% or 1.61 to $75.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.83% or 1.47 to hit $78.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 9.70 to trade at $2,545.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 100.66.