Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 4.56% or 0.269 points to trade at 6.173 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad (AS:RAND) added 2.97% or 1.32 points to end at 45.70 and ASML Holding (AS:ASML) was up 2.04% or 1.92 points to 96.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 0.63% or 0.23 points to trade at 36.26 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 0.60% or 0.12 points to end at 20.82 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.51% or 0.060 points to 11.790.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 102 to 64 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.56% or 0.269 to 6.173.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.93% to 15.49.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.12% or 0.06 to $50.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.49% or 0.25 to hit $51.63 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.35 to trade at $1265.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.56% to 1.0867, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8894.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 98.75.