Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI), which rose 3.37% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.87 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:BPSI) added 2.40% or 0.18 points to end at 7.67 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) was up 2.32% or 0.14 points to 6.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS), which fell 2.57% or 2.75 points to trade at 104.35 at the close. Interpump Group (BIT:ITPG) declined 2.47% or 1.06 points to end at 41.84 and Poste Italiane SpA (BIT:PST) was down 2.46% or 0.33 points to 13.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 264 to 238 and 51 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.32% or 0.14 to 6.08.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.87% or 1.92 to $68.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.76% or 1.96 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.70% or 43.70 to trade at $2,613.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 106.25.