Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.51% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 2.04% or 0.386 points to end at 19.318 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was up 1.89% or 0.70 points to 37.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 2.07% or 3.66 points to trade at 172.80 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.10% or 1.080 points to end at 96.760 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 0.99% or 0.48 points to 48.02.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 51 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad NV (AS:RAND) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.99% or 0.48 to 48.02.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.35% to 11.41.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.01% or 0.71 to $71.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $78.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 9.20 to trade at $1202.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.1743, while EUR/GBP rose 1.18% to 0.8980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 93.83.