Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 2.30% or 0.81 points to trade at 36.17 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.80% or 0.69 points to end at 39.28 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 1.75% or 0.325 points to 18.880 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which lost 9.53% or 1.76 points to trade at 16.70 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.00% or 0.180 points to end at 17.865 and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) shed 0.48% or 0.07 points to 13.61.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 82 to 38 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.53% to 11.33.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.67% or 0.30 to $44.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.90% or 0.42 to hit $47.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.71 to trade at $1256.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1189, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8754.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 97.19.