Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Azimut Holding (MI:AZMT), which rose 2.15% or 0.29 points to trade at 13.79 at the close. Meanwhile, UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA (MI:US) added 1.09% or 0.021 points to end at 1.893 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 0.57% or 0.102 points to 17.996 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Snam (MI:SRG), which fell 4.27% or 0.154 points to trade at 3.450 at the close. Poste Italiane SpA (MI:PST) declined 4.04% or 0.308 points to end at 7.322 and Terna (MI:TRN) was down 3.12% or 0.143 points to 4.440.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 217 to 140 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in Snam (MI:SRG) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.27% or 0.154 to 3.450.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.19% or 0.12 to $64.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.40% or 1.03 to hit $74.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.10 to trade at $1280.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1605, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.50.