Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.62%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.62%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Prosus (AS:PRX ), which rose 7.89% or 2.85 points to trade at 38.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) added 5.01% or 2.07 points to end at 43.40 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) was up 4.73% or 1.05 points to 23.26 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shell PLC (AS:SHEL ), which fell 4.28% or 1.31 points to trade at 29.32 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) declined 1.11% or 1.75 points to end at 155.35 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD ) was down 1.03% or 0.32 points to 30.85.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 72 to 24 and 12 ended unchanged.

Shares in Prosus (AS:PRX ) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.89% or 2.85 to 38.90.

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 2.27% or 1.58 to $68.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.00% or 1.46 to hit $71.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.45 to trade at $2,690.15 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 100.31.

Source: Investing.com