Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS), which rose 2.25% or 0.11 points to trade at 5.17 at the close. Azimut Holding SpA (BIT:AZMT) added 1.41% or 0.29 points to end at 20.90 and Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT:GASI) was up 1.35% or 0.30 points to 22.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU), which lost 1.02% or 0.85 points to trade at 82.80 in late trade. Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM) declined 0.60% or 0.08 points to end at 13.98 and Moncler SpA (BIT:MONC) shed 0.50% or 0.26 points to 52.14.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 223 and 39 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.37% or 1.82 to $78.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.91% or 1.52 to hit $81.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.24% or 30.55 to trade at $2,503.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 102.99.