Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 1.03% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV (AS:UNc), which rose 13.22% or 5.23 points to trade at 44.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.12% or 0.85 points to end at 76.90 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 0.52% or 0.085 points to 16.465 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vopak (AS:VOPA), which fell 7.13% or 2.98 points to trade at 38.81 at the close. Aegon (AS:AEGN) declined 4.54% or 0.239 points to end at 5.026 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 2.78% or 0.62 points to 21.88.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 52 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unilever NV (AS:UNc) rose to all time highs; up 13.22% or 5.23 to 44.80.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.30% to 13.59.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.51% or 0.27 to $53.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.20% or 0.11 to hit $55.54 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.75 to trade at $1239.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.0616, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8540.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 100.87.