Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.45% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Azimut Holding (MI:AZMT), which rose 12.76% or 2.13 points to trade at 18.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) added 2.42% or 0.0980 points to end at 4.1520 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 2.14% or 0.410 points to 19.540 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recordati (MI:RECI), which fell 1.24% or 0.48 points to trade at 38.12 at the close. Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU) declined 1.16% or 0.28 points to end at 23.82 and CNH Industrial NV (MI:CNHI) was down 1.14% or 0.140 points to 12.170.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 199 to 159 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) rose to all time highs; up 2.14% or 0.410 to 19.540.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.39% or 0.25 to $64.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $70.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 6.10 to trade at $1341.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.57% to 1.2266, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8884.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 90.20.