Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which rose 2.78% or 1.28 points to trade at 47.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 2.58% or 1.32 points to end at 52.40 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.27% or 2.080 points to 93.680 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.94% or 0.975 points to trade at 23.755 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 3.78% or 0.82 points to end at 20.89 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 3.51% or 1.56 points to 42.84.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 89 to 41 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad NV (AS:RAND) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.51% or 1.56 to 42.84.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.75.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.83% or 0.57 to $69.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.96% or 0.76 to hit $80.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1230.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.52% to 1.1514, while EUR/GBP rose 0.34% to 0.8828.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 95.43.