Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 2.24% or 0.71 points to trade at 32.62 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.05% or 0.505 points to end at 25.175 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.86% or 1.570 points to 86.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unilever NV (AS:UNc), which fell 2.87% or 1.41 points to trade at 47.79 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.64% or 0.019 points to end at 2.961 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 0.50% or 0.025 points to 4.988.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 56 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.60% to 10.53.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.18% or 0.09 to $51.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.14% or 0.08 to hit $57.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 8.02 to trade at $1281.98 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.63% to 1.1777, while EUR/GBP fell 0.85% to 0.8930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 93.57.