Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which rose 1.65% or 0.33 points to trade at 20.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) added 1.59% or 3.55 points to end at 226.75 and NN Group (AS:NN) was up 0.55% or 0.17 points to 32.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Vopak (AS:VOPA), which fell 0.96% or 0.43 points to trade at 44.88 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) declined 0.76% or 0.200 points to end at 25.985 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.52% or 0.11 points to 21.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 56 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.59% to 16.57.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.30% or 0.16 to $53.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.46% or 0.26 to hit $56.59 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.25% or 2.85 to trade at $1155.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.0541, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8544.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 102.25.