Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.60% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which rose 2.95% or 1.50 points to trade at 52.27 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.80% or 3.24 points to end at 183.22 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was up 0.87% or 0.170 points to 19.685 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.59% or 17.80 points to trade at 670.00 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.97% or 0.86 points to end at 42.77 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 1.15% or 0.245 points to 21.040.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 58 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) rose to all time highs; rising 2.95% or 1.50 to 52.27.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.71% to 10.48 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.28% or 0.18 to $63.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.45% or 0.32 to hit $71.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1276.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.1230, while EUR/GBP fell 0.13% to 0.8645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 97.127.