Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 lost 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Azimut Holding (MI:AZMT), which rose 4.20% or 0.55 points to trade at 13.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Popolare di Milano Scarl (MI:PMII) added 3.22% or 0.0115 points to end at 0.3687 and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (MI:FCHA) was up 1.24% or 0.070 points to 5.720 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were A2A (MI:A2), which fell 4.14% or 0.052 points to trade at 1.205 at the close. Luxottica Group (MI:LUX) declined 3.10% or 1.32 points to end at 41.20 and Intesa Sanpaolo (MI:ISP) was down 2.33% or 0.046 points to 1.928.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 164 to 154 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Luxottica Group (MI:LUX) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.10% or 1.32 to 41.20.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.54% or 0.26 to $48.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.80% or 0.40 to hit $50.59 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.29% or 3.85 to trade at $1313.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1213, while EUR/GBP rose 0.82% to 0.8731.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 95.64.