Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.12% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV (AS:UNc), which rose 1.85% or 0.68 points to trade at 37.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.49% or 0.51 points to end at 34.30 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.41% or 1.00 points to 71.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which fell 1.38% or 0.19 points to trade at 13.61 at the close. ASML Holding (AS:ASML) declined 1.20% or 1.19 points to end at 98.18 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.11% or 0.23 points to 20.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 96 to 68 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.30% to 18.12.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 3.21% or 1.54 to $46.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.98% or 1.46 to hit $47.54 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.77% or 9.20 to trade at $1180.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.44% to 1.0600, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8504.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 101.49.