Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN), which rose 1.80% or 0.56 points to trade at 31.70 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding (AS:ASML) added 1.10% or 1.06 points to end at 97.69 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.04% or 0.113 points to 10.967 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 1.84% or 0.102 points to trade at 5.448 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.39% or 0.23 points to end at 15.97 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 1.10% or 0.67 points to 60.29.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 96 to 77 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.65% to 17.29.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.56% or 0.27 to $48.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.21 to hit $50.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.38% or 5.05 to trade at $1320.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1239, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8649.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 95.34.