Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.91% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.96% or 2.740 points to trade at 57.960 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding (AS:ASML) added 3.11% or 3.05 points to end at 101.05 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 2.94% or 0.61 points to 21.52 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 1.62% or 0.123 points to trade at 7.457 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.81% or 1.75 points to end at 213.75 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was down 0.73% or 0.52 points to 70.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 44 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASML Holding (AS:ASML) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.11% or 3.05 to 101.05.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.93% to 14.54.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.08% or 0.04 to $51.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $53.95 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 3.06% or 35.65 to trade at $1128.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 1.36% to 1.0391, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8375.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.26% at 103.32.