Investing.com – Italy equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Utilities and Travel & Leisure sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 rose 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Mediaset (MI:MS), which rose 8.34% or 0.242 points to trade at 3.144 at the close. Ferrari NV (MI:RACE) added 3.46% or 3.30 points to end at 98.70 and Italgas SpA (MI:IG) was up 2.06% or 0.094 points to 4.660 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bper Banca SpA (MI:EMII), which lost 3.18% or 0.150 points to trade at 4.570 in late trade. Banco Bpm (MI:BAMI) declined 2.75% or 0.088 points to end at 3.112 and Unione di Banche Italiane SpA (MI:UBI) shed 1.26% or 0.0520 points to 4.0720.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 198 to 159 and 19 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.77% or 0.38 to $49.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.29 to hit $55.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 10.10 to trade at $1285.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1748, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.51.