Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.04% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 1.11% or 1.67 points to trade at 151.82 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.85% or 0.096 points to end at 11.420 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 0.77% or 0.16 points to 20.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 1.25% or 0.45 points to trade at 35.45 at the close. Randstad NV (AS:RAND) declined 1.19% or 0.54 points to end at 44.76 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was down 1.09% or 0.88 points to 79.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 66 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.67% to 13.01.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.18% or 0.11 to $62.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.69% or 0.48 to hit $69.79 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.25 to trade at $1292.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1216, while EUR/GBP rose 0.46% to 0.8573.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 96.907.