Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Chemicals and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Telecom Italia (BIT:TLIT), which rose 3.92% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.24 at the close. Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:BCU) added 2.57% or 2.20 points to end at 87.70 and Stellantis NV (BIT:STLAM) was up 2.55% or 0.37 points to 14.73 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Leonardo SpA (BIT:LDOF), which lost 0.80% or 0.18 points to trade at 22.44 in late trade. Recordati (BIT:RECI) declined 0.40% or 0.20 points to end at 50.40 and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:BMPS) shed 0.23% or 0.01 points to 5.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 314 to 158 and 37 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.93% or 1.46 to $74.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.93% or 1.54 to hit $78.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.20 to trade at $2,543.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 101.80.