Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.28% or 0.485 points to trade at 21.715 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) added 1.70% or 0.49 points to end at 29.25 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.53% or 0.51 points to 33.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.49% or 1.010 points to trade at 66.600 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 0.74% or 0.15 points to end at 20.05 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was down 0.62% or 0.22 points to 35.48.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 76 to 50 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.59% to 11.07.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.38% or 0.63 to $46.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.40% or 0.67 to hit $48.41 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.22 to trade at $1216.88 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1385, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 95.67.