Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.11% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Juventus Football Club (MI:JUVE), which rose 5.32% or 0.0750 points to trade at 1.4840 at the close. Meanwhile, Leonardo SpA (MI:LDOF) added 2.41% or 0.190 points to end at 8.084 and Recordati (MI:RECI) was up 2.30% or 0.71 points to 31.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT), which fell 2.62% or 0.0128 points to trade at 0.4757 at the close. Salvatore Ferragamo SpA (MI:SFER) declined 2.31% or 0.41 points to end at 17.57 and Enel (MI:ENEI) was down 2.30% or 0.122 points to 5.186.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 192 to 174 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.62% or 0.0128 to 0.4757.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $54.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.16% or 0.10 to hit $62.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.05 to trade at $1279.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1369, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.980.