Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.18% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad NV (AS:RAND), which rose 1.61% or 0.72 points to trade at 45.48 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.40% or 2.48 points to end at 179.32 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) was up 1.38% or 1.38 points to 101.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NN Group NV (AS:NN), which fell 1.28% or 0.48 points to trade at 37.07 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 1.00% or 0.114 points to end at 11.306 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.82% or 0.190 points to 23.105.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 82 to 42 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) rose to all time highs; rising 1.38% or 1.38 to 101.30.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.45% to 12.30.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.87% or 0.54 to $62.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.71% or 0.49 to hit $69.89 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 1.90 to trade at $1296.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1216, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.8616.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 97.018.