Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD), which rose 1.65% or 2.30 points to trade at 141.50 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 1.28% or 7.20 points to end at 570.00 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.24% or 0.49 points to 40.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 0.97% or 0.38 points to trade at 38.90 at the close. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) declined 0.18% or 0.01 points to end at 5.61 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) was down 0.06% or 0.05 points to 88.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.19% or 0.13 to $69.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $73.06 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 12.94 to trade at $2,648.44 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.43% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 107.88.