Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 4.43% or 1.25 points to trade at 29.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) added 3.84% or 2.38 points to end at 64.40 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 3.46% or 1.50 points to 44.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:REL), which fell 0.70% or 0.30 points to trade at 42.80 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.60% or 0.02 points to end at 3.67 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.55% or 0.09 points to 16.37.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 32 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.43% or 1.25 to 29.46.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.93% or 0.63 to $68.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.70% or 0.50 to hit $71.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 24.50 to trade at $2,670.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.20.