Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which rose 4.70% or 0.68 points to trade at 15.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 3.04% or 0.57 points to end at 19.50 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 2.15% or 0.74 points to 35.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.25% or 0.47 points to trade at 20.21 at the close. Philips Kon (AS:PHG) declined 1.33% or 0.38 points to end at 27.92 and ASML Holding (AS:ASML) was down 0.31% or 0.35 points to 114.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 77 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice NV (AS:ATCA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.04% or 0.57 to 19.50.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.01% to 13.55.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.53% or 1.32 to $53.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.57% or 1.39 to hit $55.55 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.25 to trade at $1204.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.0682, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8657.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 101.01.