Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.61% or 0.24 points to trade at 14.88 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.34% or 0.60 points to end at 45.27 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.21% or 0.18 points to 15.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which fell 0.96% or 1.30 points to trade at 133.65 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 0.70% or 4.00 points to end at 566.00 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 0.52% or 3.60 points to 684.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 25 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.88% or 0.61 to $70.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.81% or 0.59 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.89% or 23.65 to trade at $2,630.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 107.88.