Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Construction & Materials and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 1.42% or 13.40 points to trade at 960.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 1.32% or 0.56 points to end at 43.14 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) was up 1.23% or 1.90 points to 155.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN), which fell 2.20% or 0.13 points to trade at 5.77 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 1.93% or 1.80 points to end at 91.58 and Prosus (AS:PRX) was down 1.84% or 0.63 points to 33.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 42 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Relx PLC (AS:REL) rose to all time highs; up 1.32% or 0.56 to 43.14.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.57% or 0.46 to $81.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.47% or 0.40 to hit $84.87 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.10% or 25.50 to trade at $2,338.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 105.53.