Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.53% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which rose 4.71% or 6.65 points to trade at 147.80 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 4.59% or 32.70 points to end at 745.40 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was up 4.11% or 24.60 points to 623.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 0.52% or 0.18 points to trade at 34.41 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) added 0.11% or 0.04 points to end at 32.17 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) was up 0.39% or 0.35 points to 90.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 39 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.35% or 1.06 to $77.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.21% or 0.99 to hit $81.04 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.37% or 37.31 to trade at $2,755.11 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 108.82.