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 gained 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the were Leonardo SpA (BIT:), which rose 4.33% or 1.07 points to trade at 25.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Azimut Holding SpA (BIT:) added 4.10% or 0.92 points to end at 23.36 and Amplifon (BIT:) was up 3.53% or 0.86 points to 25.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Moncler SpA (BIT:), which fell 1.19% or 0.58 points to trade at 48.21 at the close. Brunello Cucinelli (BIT:) declined 0.27% or 0.25 points to end at 91.05 and ERG (BIT:) was down 0.10% or 0.02 points to 20.18.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 361 to 204 and 43 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leonardo SpA (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.33% or 1.07 to 25.78.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.91% or 2.05 to $68.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.61% or 1.93 to hit $71.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.73% or 73.70 to trade at $2,621.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 105.43.
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