Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Italgas SpA (MI:IG), which rose 3.36% or 0.15 points to trade at 4.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) added 3.32% or 2.50 points to end at 77.90 and Moncler SpA (MI:MONC) was up 2.68% or 0.55 points to 21.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yoox Net-A-Porter Group SpA (MI:YNAP), which fell 3.26% or 0.85 points to trade at 25.20 at the close. Telecom Italia (MI:TLIT) declined 1.80% or 0.0145 points to end at 0.7910 and Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) was down 0.92% or 0.0380 points to 4.0800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 229 to 123 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.57% or 0.25 to $44.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.56% or 0.26 to hit $46.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 1.96 to trade at $1211.66 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1395, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8853.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.84.