Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 1.41% or 0.78 points to trade at 56.18 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) added 1.25% or 1.75 points to end at 141.50 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.23% or 0.04 points to 3.61 in late trade.
Biggest losers included BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which lost 2.33% or 2.85 points to trade at 119.55 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.70% or 14.20 points to end at 818.80 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) shed 1.67% or 10.20 points to 601.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 64 to 29 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.47% or 1.80 to $74.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.31% or 1.78 to hit $79.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.00% or 25.20 to trade at $2,541.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.57% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.64% at 100.75.