Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group (AS:NN), which rose 3.74% or 1.18 points to trade at 32.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.86% or 0.47 points to end at 55.04 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 0.80% or 0.26 points to 32.91 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 0.67% or 0.048 points to trade at 7.086 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 0.33% or 0.07 points to end at 19.65 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.31% or 0.080 points to 25.920.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 52 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.72% to 13.80.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.28% or 0.15 to $52.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.16% or 0.09 to hit $54.96 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.05 to trade at $1133.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.0449, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.8527.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 103.01.