Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.39%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Financials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd ), which rose 1.61% or 0.24 points to trade at 14.88 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL ) added 1.34% or 0.60 points to end at 45.27 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA ) was up 1.21% or 0.18 points to 15.01 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ), which fell 0.96% or 1.30 points to trade at 133.65 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) declined 0.70% or 4.00 points to end at 566.00 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ) was down 0.52% or 3.60 points to 684.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 25 and 12 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.88% or 0.61 to $70.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.81% or 0.59 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.89% or 23.65 to trade at $2,630.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 107.88.

Source: Investing.com