Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.00% or 0.540 points to trade at 27.515 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 1.65% or 0.450 points to end at 27.765 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.50% or 0.13 points to 8.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 1.38% or 0.45 points to trade at 31.70 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 1.12% or 0.205 points to end at 18.130 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.90% or 0.680 points to 75.190.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 74 to 49 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) rose to 3-years highs; rising 2.00% or 0.540 to 27.515.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.27% to 10.45.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.38% or 0.22 to $58.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.29% or 0.19 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1271.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1871, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8876.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.86.