Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 3.36% or 0.58 points to trade at 17.83 at the close. Meanwhile, SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) added 1.71% or 0.26 points to end at 15.50 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.55% or 0.40 points to 25.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 2.32% or 0.84 points to trade at 35.65 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 1.63% or 0.079 points to end at 4.753 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 1.41% or 0.51 points to 35.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 74 to 53 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.32% or 0.84 to 35.65. Shares in ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.55% or 0.40 to 25.89.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.12% to 10.35.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.80% or 0.90 to $50.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.19% or 1.22 to hit $57.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.89 to trade at $1275.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1709, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.8916.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 93.74.