Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.53%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which rose 4.78% or 30.30 points to trade at 664.50 at the close. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) added 2.78% or 2.80 points to end at 103.70 and Prosus (AS:PRX ) was up 2.18% or 0.84 points to 39.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:REL ), which fell 1.25% or 0.56 points to trade at 44.36 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) declined 1.21% or 1.95 points to end at 159.00 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL ) was down 0.74% or 0.23 points to 30.73.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 31 and 13 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.85% or 1.31 to $69.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.79% or 1.33 to hit $73.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 24.80 to trade at $2,732.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.39.

Source: Investing.com