Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.63%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.63%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ), which rose 4.43% or 1.25 points to trade at 29.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO ) added 3.84% or 2.38 points to end at 64.40 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) was up 3.46% or 1.50 points to 44.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:REL ), which fell 0.70% or 0.30 points to trade at 42.80 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN ) declined 0.60% or 0.02 points to end at 3.67 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd ) was down 0.55% or 0.09 points to 16.37.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 32 and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.43% or 1.25 to 29.46.

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

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.93% or 0.63 to $68.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.70% or 0.50 to hit $71.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 24.50 to trade at $2,670.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.20.

Source: Investing.com