Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Utilities and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Mediaset (MI:MS), which rose 8.34% or 0.242 points to trade at 3.144 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) added 3.46% or 3.30 points to end at 98.70 and Italgas SpA (MI:IG) was up 2.06% or 0.094 points to 4.660 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII), which fell 3.18% or 0.150 points to trade at 4.570 at the close. Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) declined 2.75% or 0.088 points to end at 3.112 and Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) was down 1.26% or 0.0520 points to 4.0720.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 198 to 159 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) rose to all time highs; up 3.46% or 3.30 to 98.70.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.77% or 0.38 to $49.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.29 to hit $55.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 10.10 to trade at $1285.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1748, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.51.