Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.95%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 6.04% or 0.274 points to trade at 4.809 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 4.55% or 0.81 points to end at 18.50 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 4.22% or 0.60 points to 14.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which rose 0.62% or 0.50 points to trade at 81.27 at the close. Relx NV (AS:RELN) added 0.80% or 0.120 points to end at 15.170 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 0.82% or 0.28 points to 35.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 141 to 21 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 13.25% to 27.96.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.65% or 0.32 to $49.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.70% or 0.35 to hit $50.23 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.45% or 5.75 to trade at $1264.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.1349, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.7660.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 93.54.