Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 2.18%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.84% or 2.300 points to trade at 83.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) added 1.33% or 0.58 points to end at 44.74 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 1.29% or 2.15 points to 169.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which fell 2.23% or 0.60 points to trade at 26.28 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.04% or 2.00 points to end at 190.75 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was down 0.98% or 0.08 points to 7.87.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 55 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.23% or 0.60 to 26.28. Shares in ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) rose to all time highs; rising 1.29% or 2.15 to 169.20.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 9.89% to 12.72 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.84% or 1.71 to $61.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.53% or 1.61 to hit $65.22 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 3.10 to trade at $1324.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.2323, while EUR/GBP fell 0.26% to 0.8893.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 90.02.