Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.82%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 4.62% or 0.161 points to trade at 3.646 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.99% or 1.455 points to end at 50.050 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 2.65% or 0.149 points to 5.768 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 3.00% or 1.67 points to trade at 53.99 at the close. ASML Holding (AS:ASML) declined 0.03% or 0.03 points to end at 98.90 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was up 0.33% or 0.07 points to 22.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 123 to 37 and 17 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.41% to 16.96.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.83% or 0.35 to $41.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.79% or 0.35 to hit $43.94 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.72% or 23.50 to trade at $1343.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.42% to 1.1083, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8480.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.49% at 96.22.