Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 3.48% or 1.11 points to trade at 32.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 2.73% or 0.22 points to end at 8.29 and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) was up 2.19% or 0.30 points to 13.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.30% or 1.120 points to trade at 84.740 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 1.26% or 1.10 points to end at 86.36 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 1.17% or 0.94 points to 79.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 57 to 54 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 14.06% to 11.67 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.63% or 1.00 to $62.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.38% or 0.90 to hit $66.02 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 5.20 to trade at $1312.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.2279, while EUR/GBP fell 0.19% to 0.8812.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 90.26.