Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.22% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 9.34% or 0.702 points to trade at 8.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Vopak (AS:VOPA) added 1.52% or 0.61 points to end at 40.85 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 1.31% or 0.18 points to 14.29 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 2.68% or 0.59 points to trade at 21.60 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 1.29% or 0.175 points to end at 13.425 and NN Group (AS:NN) was down 1.23% or 0.39 points to 31.38.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 48 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.34% or 0.702 to 8.220.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.76% to 13.37.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.96% or 1.04 to $54.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 2.10% or 1.17 to hit $56.80 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.45 to trade at $1234.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.0642, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8519.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 100.69.