Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 2.72% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 5.58% or 1.380 points to trade at 26.095 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 4.46% or 7.00 points to end at 164.00 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 3.51% or 0.915 points to 26.955 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 0.14% or 0.07 points to trade at 49.57 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) added 0.15% or 0.06 points to end at 39.70 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 0.63% or 0.015 points to 2.411.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 100 to 13 and 18 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 12.45% to 14.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.39% or 0.25 to $63.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.54% or 0.37 to hit $68.39 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.85% or 11.40 to trade at $1328.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.2239, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 90.15.