Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 3.08% or 0.74 points to trade at 24.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.39% or 1.20 points to end at 87.64 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.29% or 1.100 points to 86.420 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which fell 1.50% or 0.445 points to trade at 29.195 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.38% or 0.04 points to end at 3.06 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.29% or 0.31 points to 23.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 59 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.58% to 13.42.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 4.30% or 3.04 to $67.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.39% or 2.67 to hit $76.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.10 to trade at $1303.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.50% to 1.1660, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8757.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 94.12.