Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND), which rose 1.78% or 0.90 points to trade at 51.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.13% or 0.058 points to end at 5.190 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was up 1.13% or 0.45 points to 40.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 1.31% or 0.04 points to trade at 3.17 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.77% or 0.019 points to end at 2.464 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 0.36% or 0.08 points to 21.96.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 38 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.86% to 11.43.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.91% or 0.64 to $70.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.25% or 0.93 to hit $75.38 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.50 to trade at $1242.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1669, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8832.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.59.