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 rose 1.45% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BIT:), which rose 3.54% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) added 3.38% or 0.18 points to end at 5.45 and UniCredit SpA (BIT:) was up 3.03% or 1.13 points to 38.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telecom Italia (BIT:), which fell 4.79% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.23 at the close. Eni SpA (BIT:) declined 0.06% or 0.01 points to end at 14.07 and Inwit (BIT:) was up 0.20% or 0.02 points to 10.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 304 to 179 and 52 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.38% or 0.18 to 5.45. Shares in UniCredit SpA (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.03% or 1.13 to 38.65.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.57% or 0.45 to $78.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.54% or 0.45 to hit $82.18 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 9.35 to trade at $2,389.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 104.11.
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