Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.55% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI), which rose 4.33% or 0.1900 points to trade at 4.5760 at the close. Meanwhile, STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) added 3.55% or 0.580 points to end at 16.930 and Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) was up 2.62% or 2.45 points to 95.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT), which fell 1.83% or 0.0145 points to trade at 0.7780 at the close. Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) declined 1.10% or 0.0400 points to end at 3.6080 and Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) was down 0.97% or 0.034 points to 3.474.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 236 to 142 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.33% or 0.1900 to 4.5760. Shares in STMicroelectronics (MI:STM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.55% or 0.580 to 16.930.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.15% or 1.11 to $50.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.11% or 0.63 to hit $56.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 6.57 to trade at $1278.23 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.64% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8853.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 93.42.