Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.53% or 2.090 points to trade at 84.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) added 1.92% or 0.62 points to end at 32.98 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.74% or 3.80 points to 222.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 1.71% or 0.35 points to trade at 20.39 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 1.18% or 0.47 points to end at 39.00 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 0.78% or 0.061 points to 7.790.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 63 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.53% or 2.090 to 84.600.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.92% to 15.18 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.09% or 0.56 to $51.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.01% or 0.55 to hit $54.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 5.95 to trade at $1254.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.0652, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8534.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.56.