Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 2.38%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep (AMS:ING), which rose 4.43% or 0.620 points to trade at 14.610 at the close. ASML Holding (AMS:ASML) added 3.54% or 3.13 points to end at 91.54 and Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) was up 3.18% or 6.90 points to 224.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which added 0.07% or 0.005 points to trade at 7.672 in late trade. Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) added 0.53% or 0.04 points to end at 8.17 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) gained 0.60% or 0.15 points to 25.23.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 185 to 23 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.11% to 27.64.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 2.67% or 1.38 to $53.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 3.43% or 1.96 to hit $59.01 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.32% or 3.70 to trade at $1159.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.1014, while EUR/GBP fell 0.60% to 0.7168.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.43% at 96.79.