Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.45% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Italgas SpA (MI:IG), which rose 3.22% or 0.14 points to trade at 4.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Pop Emilia Romagna (MI:EMII) added 2.75% or 0.130 points to end at 4.860 and Atlantia (MI:ATL) was up 2.48% or 0.60 points to 24.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA (MI:FBK), which fell 1.56% or 0.10 points to trade at 6.62 at the close. Banca Generali (MI:BGN) declined 1.17% or 0.33 points to end at 27.85 and Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (MI:UNPI) was down 1.00% or 0.042 points to 4.178.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 194 to 149 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Italgas SpA (MI:IG) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.22% or 0.14 to 4.61. Shares in Atlantia (MI:ATL) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.48% or 0.60 to 24.81.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.78% or 1.33 to $49.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.54% or 1.29 to hit $52.13 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.92 to trade at $1231.62 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.0972, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 98.81.