Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Media and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep (AMS:ING), which rose 1.97% or 0.270 points to trade at 13.995 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon (AMS:AEGN) added 1.79% or 0.124 points to end at 7.060 and Aalberts Industries (AMS:AALB) was up 1.62% or 0.44 points to 27.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which fell 2.54% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.33 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) declined 1.49% or 0.42 points to end at 27.71 and Boskalis Westmin (AMS:BOSN) was down 1.15% or 0.53 points to 45.52.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 163 to 83 and 7 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.51% to 22.18.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.17% or 1.32 to $59.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.07% or 1.41 to hit $66.36 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.69% or 8.20 to trade at $1182.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1274, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.7406.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.61% at 94.76.