Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS), which rose 2.25% or 0.11 points to trade at 5.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Azimut Holding SpA (BIT:AZMT) added 1.41% or 0.29 points to end at 20.90 and Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT:GASI) was up 1.35% or 0.30 points to 22.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU), which fell 1.02% or 0.85 points to trade at 82.80 at the close. Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM) declined 0.60% or 0.08 points to end at 13.98 and Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC) was down 0.50% or 0.26 points to 52.14.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 258 to 223 and 39 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.60% or 0.08 to 13.98.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.41% or 1.85 to $78.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.93% or 1.54 to hit $81.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.22% or 30.15 to trade at $2,503.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.99.