Italy shares lower at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 down 0.20%

Investing.com – Italy equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.

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

The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Banco Bpm SpA (BIT:BAMI), which 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 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT:EMII) was up 2.32% or 0.14 points to 6.08 in late trade.

Biggest losers included DiaSorin SpA (BIT:DIAS), which lost 2.57% or 2.75 points to trade at 104.35 in late trade. Interpump Group (BIT:ITPG) declined 2.47% or 1.06 points to end at 41.84 and Poste Italiane SpA (BIT:PST) shed 2.46% or 0.33 points to 13.07.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 264 to 238 and 51 ended unchanged on the Milan Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.85% or 1.91 to $68.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.76% or 1.96 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.68% or 43.20 to trade at $2,613.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.25% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 106.26.