Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Construction & Materials and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 3.13% or 1.92 points to trade at 63.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) added 2.62% or 0.15 points to end at 5.71 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.19% or 0.19 points to 16.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 1.57% or 2.40 points to trade at 150.20 at the close. Relx PLC (AS:REL) declined 0.99% or 0.42 points to end at 41.84 and IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) was down 0.82% or 1.25 points to 152.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 26 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.60% or 1.18 to $74.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.42% or 1.10 to hit $78.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 6.65 to trade at $2,672.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.51% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 102.37.