Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 5.24% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 2.60% or 0.440 points to end at 17.340 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 2.58% or 0.290 points to 11.516 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 1.76% or 0.340 points to trade at 18.932 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.63% or 1.620 points to end at 97.840 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 0.43% or 0.11 points to 25.53.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 98 to 30 and 8 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.20% to 11.93.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.30 to $70.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.79% or 0.63 to hit $78.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1209.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.1753, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 93.65.