Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Italgas SpA (MI:IG), which rose 1.72% or 0.086 points to trade at 5.090 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) added 1.56% or 0.044 points to end at 2.905 and Atlantia (MI:ATL) was up 1.56% or 0.41 points to 26.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Buzzi Unicem (MI:BZU), which fell 2.33% or 0.46 points to trade at 19.10 at the close. Prysmian (MI:PRY) declined 2.27% or 0.56 points to end at 24.16 and Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI) was down 1.88% or 0.0590 points to 3.0810.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 178 to 166 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Prysmian (MI:PRY) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.27% or 0.56 to 24.16.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.05% or 1.27 to $63.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.98% or 1.33 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1338.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2325, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 89.55.