Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.33% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 2.96% or 1.82 points to trade at 63.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 1.62% or 0.33 points to end at 20.39 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.27% or 1.00 points to 79.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 1.59% or 0.38 points to trade at 23.52 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.12% or 0.23 points to end at 20.82 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was down 0.93% or 0.050 points to 5.319.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 74 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.30% to 10.14.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.08% or 0.04 to $48.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $51.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.25 to trade at $1229.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.0749, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8675.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 100.07.