Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.50% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 2.65% or 0.95 points to trade at 37.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.21% or 0.068 points to end at 3.140 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 1.72% or 0.305 points to 17.995 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN), which fell 0.76% or 0.48 points to trade at 62.50 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 0.71% or 0.29 points to end at 40.74 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.69% or 0.490 points to 70.110.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 82 to 47 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.65% or 0.95 to 37.01. Shares in Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.21% or 0.068 to 3.140.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.46% to 10.90.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.80% or 0.39 to $49.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.14% or 0.58 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 7.83 to trade at $1257.23 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1656, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8926.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 93.91.