{
  "id": 2401097,
  "title": "Italy stocks higher at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 up 0.12%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/italy-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-investing-com-italy-40-up-0-12",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-21T16:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/italy-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-investingcom-italy-40-up-012-4871941"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Italy stocks exhibited a positive trend as the market closed on Friday, with gains in Travel & Leisure, Technology, and Chemicals sectors driving the increase. By the end of the trading day in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 index rose by 0.12%. The top gainers of the session were Stellantis NV, which climbed 4.00% or 0.18 points to settle at 4.65, Avio SpA, which increased 2.55% or 0.80 points to 32.14, and Brunello Cucinelli, which rose 2.33% or 2.02 points to 88.54. On the flip side, Tenaris SA saw a decline of 2.44% or 0.56 points to trade at 22.37, while Leonardo SpA dropped 1.88% or 1.08 points to 56.25, and Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA fell 1.81% or 0.51 points to 27.65. The number of rising stocks exceeded those declining by a margin of 382 to 333, with 54 remaining unchanged. Crude oil for October delivery saw a 0.18% increase to $86.99 a barrel, while Brent oil for the same month rose 0.70% to $94.44 a barrel, and the December Gold Futures contract climbed 2.20% to $4,671.76 per troy ounce. The EUR/USD exchange rate remained unchanged at 1.17%, and EUR/GBP also held steady with a 0.04% increase to 0.86. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index Futures experienced a slight decline of 0.08% at 98.74.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}