Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.67%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.67%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ), which rose 5.68% or 5.70 points to trade at 106.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR ) added 2.94% or 1.64 points to end at 57.46 and Relx PLC (AS:REL ) was up 0.92% or 0.40 points to 43.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR ), which fell 2.17% or 2.50 points to trade at 112.75 at the close. Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO ) declined 1.74% or 1.06 points to end at 59.82 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd ) was down 0.49% or 0.08 points to 15.12.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 45 and 8 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 down 1.05% or 0.74 to $70.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.93% or 0.70 to hit $74.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 13.10 to trade at $2,742.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.07.

Source: Investing.com