Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.13% or 1.720 points to trade at 82.490 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.56% or 2.05 points to end at 133.20 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 1.45% or 0.47 points to 33.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which fell 0.72% or 0.021 points to trade at 2.904 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 0.53% or 0.025 points to end at 4.665 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was down 0.40% or 0.20 points to 49.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 46 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 16.51% to 11.31.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.06% or 0.03 to $49.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.26% or 0.14 to hit $54.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.02% or 13.63 to trade at $1352.63 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.82% to 1.2015, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.9186.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 91.56.