Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.03% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.04% or 3.220 points to trade at 83.000 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) added 1.22% or 2.30 points to end at 190.85 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.12% or 0.08 points to 7.59 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which lost 1.90% or 0.74 points to trade at 38.20 in late trade. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 1.39% or 0.266 points to end at 18.828 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) shed 1.38% or 0.43 points to 30.69.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 59 to 57 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.01% to 12.90.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.64% or 0.43 to $67.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.96% or 0.69 to hit $72.71 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 7.40 to trade at $1349.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.2332, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8650.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 89.48.