Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.41% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which rose 1.71% or 1.51 points to trade at 89.78 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group (AS:NN) added 1.57% or 0.45 points to end at 29.15 and Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN) was up 1.27% or 0.25 points to 19.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO), which fell 2.31% or 1.47 points to trade at 62.17 at the close. Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) declined 1.66% or 0.56 points to end at 33.10 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was down 1.30% or 0.62 points to 46.92.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 89 to 76 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.54% to 18.22 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.51% or 0.25 to $49.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.75% or 0.37 to hit $49.22 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.56% or 6.80 to trade at $1213.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.52% to 1.1136, while EUR/GBP fell 0.25% to 0.7611.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 95.52.