Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 1.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Italgas SpA (MI:IG), which rose 1.89% or 0.089 points to trade at 4.790 at the close. Meanwhile, Salvatore Ferragamo (MI:SFER) added 1.18% or 0.26 points to end at 22.35 and Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) was up 0.78% or 0.23 points to 29.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (MI:SPMI), which fell 2.42% or 0.0810 points to trade at 3.2600 at the close. Exor NV (MI:EXOR) declined 2.33% or 1.42 points to end at 59.60 and FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK) was down 2.08% or 0.21 points to 10.11.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 235 to 123 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.78% or 0.23 to 29.77.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.46% or 0.29 to $62.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.23% or 0.15 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.40 to trade at $1317.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2334, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.8786.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 89.45.