Investing.com – Italy stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms , Travel & Leisure and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Milan, the Investing.com Italy 40 gained 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Investing.com Italy 40 were Telecom Italia (BIT: TLIT ), which rose 2.69% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Iveco Group NV (BIT: IVG ) added 2.41% or 0.23 points to end at 9.95 and Bper Banca SpA (BIT: EMII ) was up 1.67% or 0.10 points to 6.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Brunello Cucinelli (BIT: BCU ), which fell 1.89% or 2.00 points to trade at 104.10 at the close. Moncler SpA (BIT: MONC ) declined 1.84% or 0.96 points to end at 51.34 and Amplifon (BIT: AMPF ) was down 1.29% or 0.33 points to 25.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Milan Stock Exchange by 301 to 229 and 55 ended unchanged.

Shares in Bper Banca SpA (BIT: EMII ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.67% or 0.10 to 6.22.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.63% or 1.14 to $71.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.36% or 1.00 to hit $74.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.09% or 29.61 to trade at $2,679.79 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 106.70.