Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.02%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare , Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO ), which rose 1.41% or 0.78 points to trade at 56.18 at the close. Meanwhile, IMCD NV (AS:IMCD ) added 1.25% or 1.75 points to end at 141.50 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN ) was up 1.23% or 0.04 points to 3.61 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ), which fell 2.33% or 2.85 points to trade at 119.55 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ) declined 1.70% or 14.20 points to end at 818.80 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 1.67% or 10.20 points to 601.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 64 to 29 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 October delivery was up 2.47% or 1.80 to $74.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.28% or 1.76 to hit $78.98 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.01% or 25.35 to trade at $2,542.05 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 100.73.

Source: Investing.com