Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Milan, the added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the were Bper Banca SpA (BIT:), which rose 4.21% or 0.21 points to trade at 5.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:) added 2.89% or 0.14 points to end at 4.98 and Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:) was up 2.47% or 0.17 points to 7.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saipem SpA (BIT:), which fell 2.37% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.27 at the close. Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:) declined 2.35% or 0.21 points to end at 8.64 and ERG (BIT:) was down 2.33% or 0.56 points to 23.52.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 255 to 253 and 40 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.21% or 0.21 to 5.29.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.00% or 0.83 to $82.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.88% or 0.76 to hit $85.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.60% or 38.35 to trade at $2,359.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 104.62.
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