Italian stocks fall at close of trade; Investing.com Italy 40 down 0.25% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Italy stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Milan, it was down 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the were Unipole Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT: ), which rose 6.37% or 0.61 points to trade at 10.11 at the close. Meanwhile, We know SpA (BIT: ) rose 4.94% or 0.09 points to end at 1.96 and Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: ) was up 3.22% or 0.81 points to 25. 98 at the end of transactions.

The worst performers of the session were STMicroelectronics (BIT: ), which declined 3.36% or 0.87 points to trade at 24.90 at the close. David You camp Milano SpA (BIT: ) declined 2.56% or 0.20 points to 7.60 and Ferrari NV ( BIT: ) declined 2.02% or 8.60 points to 416.80.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 250 to 207, with 55 ending unchanged.

Shares of Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.37% or 0.61 to 10.11. Shares of STMicroelectronics (BIT:) fell to 3-year lows; down 3.36% or 0.87 to 24.90. Shares of Davide Campari Milano SpA (BIT:) fell to 3-year lows; losing 2.56% or 0.20 to 7.60. Shares in Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.22% or 0.81 to 25.98.

Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.36%, or 0.92, to $68.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for November delivery rose 1.16%, or 0.83, to $72.44 a barrel, while December gold futures fell 0.09 % or 2.40 to $2,608.30 per troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.

US dollar index futures fell 0.36% to 100.43.