Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Travel & Leisure , Chemicals and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 added 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: GASI ), which rose 3.22% or 1.05 points to trade at 33.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT: UNPI ) added 2.68% or 0.43 points to end at 16.47 and Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (BIT: MDBI ) was up 1.92% or 0.35 points to 18.56 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UniCredit SpA (BIT: CRDI ), which fell 1.25% or 0.66 points to trade at 51.96 at the close. STMicroelectronics (BIT: STMMI ) declined 1.09% or 0.22 points to end at 20.42 and Saipem SpA (BIT: SPMI ) was down 1.06% or 0.02 points to 2.06.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 309 to 234 and 57 ended unchanged.

Shares in Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: GASI ) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.22% or 1.05 to 33.64. Shares in Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa (BIT: UNPI ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.68% or 0.43 to 16.47. Shares in Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA (BIT: MDBI ) rose to all time highs; up 1.92% or 0.35 to 18.56.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.11% or 1.23 to $57.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.84% or 1.13 to hit $60.16 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 2.26% or 73.36 to trade at $3,316.66 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 99.74.