Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.31% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 2.28% or 0.75 points to trade at 33.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.17% or 1.940 points to end at 91.200 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 1.75% or 0.74 points to 43.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 1.63% or 0.46 points to trade at 27.70 at the close. SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) declined 1.11% or 0.17 points to end at 15.55 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) was down 0.91% or 0.29 points to 31.56.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 81 to 41 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.31% to 10.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.00% or 0.64 to $63.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.01% or 0.70 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 7.30 to trade at $1334.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.2239, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 90.33.