Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.02% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.25% or 0.665 points to trade at 30.225 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 1.61% or 0.12 points to end at 7.72 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 1.21% or 0.234 points to 19.626 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which lost 1.44% or 0.037 points to trade at 2.536 in late trade. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 1.21% or 0.220 points to end at 17.925 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 1.06% or 0.38 points to 35.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 62 to 54 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.01% to 10.64 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.50% or 0.36 to $71.00 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $77.34 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1321.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1957, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8817.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 92.33.