Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.36%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.36%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 6.49% or 1.50 points to trade at 24.63 at the close. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) added 5.53% or 5.70 points to end at 108.80 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) was up 3.45% or 0.85 points to 25.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ), which fell 2.95% or 40.60 points to trade at 1,335.80 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA ) declined 1.28% or 0.19 points to end at 14.98 and NN Group NV (AS:NN ) was down 0.81% or 0.37 points to 45.23.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 28 and 15 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.37 to $72.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.02% or 27.40 to trade at $2,703.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.35.

Source: Investing.com