Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 1.45% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS), which rose 3.54% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) added 3.38% or 0.18 points to end at 5.45 and UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI) was up 3.03% or 1.13 points to 38.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT), which fell 4.79% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.23 at the close. Eni SpA (BIT:ENI) declined 0.06% or 0.01 points to end at 14.07 and Inwit (BIT:INWT) was up 0.20% or 0.02 points to 10.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 304 to 179 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.38% or 0.18 to 5.45. Shares in UniCredit SpA (BIT:CRDI) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.03% or 1.13 to 38.65.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.57% or 0.45 to $78.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.54% or 0.45 to hit $82.18 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 9.35 to trade at $2,389.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 104.11.