Italian shares closed higher in Milan on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 registering a gain of 1.09% by the market close.
Sector performance was led by Technology, Industrials and Oil & Gas, which collectively underpinned the day's advance. At the individual stock level, Saipem SpA (BIT:SPMI) outperformed the index, rising 5.76% - a 0.26 point increase to finish at 4.68. STMicroelectronics (BIT:STMMI) also posted notable gains, adding 5.71% or 3.50 points to close at 64.83. Prysmian SpA (BIT:PRY) advanced 4.88%, up 6.65 points to end the session at 142.95.
On the downside, DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS) led decliners, slipping 2.25% or 1.58 points to close at 68.50. Lottomatica Group SpA (BIT:LTMC) declined 1.11%, down 0.30 points to 26.79, while Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:CPRI) fell 1.09% or 0.06 points to finish at 5.43.
Market breadth in Milan showed more risers than fallers, with 359 stocks advancing, 333 declining and 51 finishing unchanged.
Saipem's share price moved to a three-year high during the session, reflecting its 5.76% increase to 4.68.
Commodity prices registered mixed moves. Crude oil for July delivery rose 0.96% - an increase of 0.86 to $90.89 a barrel. Brent oil for August delivery gained 0.39% or 0.36 to $93.46 a barrel. Gold futures for August fell 0.51%, down 20.90 to trade at $4,112.40 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange and broader dollar measures, EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.15, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.02% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures traded up 0.32% at 100.25.
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Summary of session data and price moves above reflect market-close figures reported for Milan trading on Thursday. The information captures closing prices, percentage changes and point moves for highlighted equities, as well as selected commodity and currency benchmarks.