Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Randstad NV (AS:RAND), which rose 1.63% or 0.69 points to trade at 43.10 at the close. Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) added 1.58% or 0.88 points to end at 56.42 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was up 1.54% or 0.35 points to 23.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN), which lost 5.40% or 0.31 points to trade at 5.50 in late trade. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) declined 1.47% or 0.68 points to end at 45.61 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) shed 1.27% or 1.02 points to 79.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 51 to 49 and 11 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 1.86% or 1.34 to $73.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.84% or 1.40 to hit $77.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.10% or 28.00 to trade at $2,519.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 101.33.