Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 4.13% or 1.020 points to trade at 25.700 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.75% or 0.42 points to end at 24.47 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 1.31% or 0.56 points to 43.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO), which fell 1.87% or 1.46 points to trade at 76.74 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.93% or 0.023 points to end at 2.437 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was down 0.83% or 0.06 points to 6.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 72 to 47 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 11.88% to 14.96.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.45% or 0.29 to $64.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $69.00 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1323.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.2298, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8764.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.75.