Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.21% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.85% or 0.26 points to trade at 14.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) added 1.40% or 0.84 points to end at 60.65 and ING Groep NV (AS:ING) was up 1.28% or 0.140 points to 11.045 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 2.13% or 1.28 points to trade at 58.91 at the close. ASML Holding (AS:ASML) declined 1.64% or 1.48 points to end at 88.80 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was down 1.58% or 0.70 points to 43.61.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 105 to 53 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.54% to 18.33 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.10% or 0.04 to $41.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.29% or 0.13 to hit $44.31 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.70% or 21.20 to trade at $1227.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.1268, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.7957.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 94.86.