Italy Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, with losses in the Financials, Technology, and Healthcare sectors leading shares lower.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 declined 0.20%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were:
– Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI): rose 3.37% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.87 at the close.
– Banca Popolare di Sondrio ScpA (BIT:BPSI): added 2.40% or 0.18 points to end at 7.67.
– Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII): was up 2.32% or 0.14 points to 6.08 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS): fell 2.57% or 2.75 points to trade at 104.35 at the close.
– Interpump Group (BIT:ITPG): declined 2.47% or 1.06 points to end at 41.84.
– Poste Italiane SpA (BIT:PST): was down 2.46% or 0.33 points to 13.07.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 264 to 238, with 51 ending unchanged.

Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) rose to 5-year highs, up 2.32% or 0.14 to 6.08.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.87% or 1.92 to $68.84 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January rose 2.76% or 1.96 to hit $73.00 a barrel.
• The December Gold Futures contract rose 1.70% or 43.70 to trade at $2,613.80 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.06.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 106.25.