Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group NV (AS:NN), which rose 2.10% or 0.74 points to trade at 36.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.09% or 3.55 points to end at 173.65 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.07% or 1.740 points to 85.860 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which fell 1.11% or 0.028 points to trade at 2.489 at the close. Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) declined 1.01% or 0.44 points to end at 42.99 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.63% or 0.160 points to 25.045.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 60 to 56 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.11% or 0.028 to 2.489. Shares in ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) rose to all time highs; rising 2.09% or 3.55 to 173.65.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.00% to 13.58.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.52% or 0.32 to $61.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.49% or 0.32 to hit $65.21 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 7.80 to trade at $1317.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.2319, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.03.