Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which rose 3.70% or 0.61 points to trade at 17.09 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.30% or 2.70 points to end at 120.00 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) was up 0.98% or 0.28 points to 29.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NN Group NV (AS:NN), which fell 4.02% or 1.27 points to trade at 30.44 at the close. Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) declined 3.63% or 1.93 points to end at 51.19 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 3.40% or 0.103 points to 2.926.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 52 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.63% to 12.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.24 to $42.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.64% or 0.29 to hit $45.51 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.78 to trade at $1257.18 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.38% to 1.1194, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8794.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 96.97.