Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 1.17% or 0.82 points to trade at 70.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) added 1.10% or 0.51 points to end at 46.88 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 0.78% or 0.28 points to 36.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which fell 1.79% or 0.53 points to trade at 29.05 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.23% or 0.238 points to end at 19.168 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.94% or 0.860 points to 91.020.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 54 and 18 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.65% to 16.80 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.71% or 0.90 to $51.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.72% or 1.06 to hit $60.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1290.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1481, while EUR/GBP fell 0.99% to 0.8928.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.148.