Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN), which rose 4.95% or 4.08 points to trade at 86.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 3.08% or 0.22 points to end at 7.50 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was up 2.64% or 0.80 points to 31.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 1.11% or 1.00 points to trade at 88.94 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.02% or 0.40 points to end at 38.70 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was down 0.83% or 0.145 points to 17.265.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 39 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) rose to all time highs; up 4.95% or 4.08 to 86.50.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.71% to 13.58.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.19% or 0.13 to $66.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.54% or 0.39 to hit $71.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.46% or 19.80 to trade at $1340.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.2320, while EUR/GBP fell 0.76% to 0.8657.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 89.52.