Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.88%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology , Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.88%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ), which rose 4.37% or 53.00 points to trade at 1,267.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ) added 2.43% or 15.00 points to end at 631.50 and Relx PLC (AS:REL ) was up 1.97% or 0.84 points to 43.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG ), which fell 2.53% or 0.57 points to trade at 21.95 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD ) declined 1.07% or 0.35 points to end at 32.31 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) was down 0.86% or 0.35 points to 40.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 49 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 0.86% or 0.35 to 40.30.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.34% or 0.92 to $69.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.71 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 14.20 to trade at $2,665.90 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.72% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 107.07.

Source: Investing.com