Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.13% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 3.25% or 0.71 points to trade at 22.57 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 3.18% or 0.078 points to end at 2.534 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 3.06% or 1.14 points to 38.23 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which lost 2.89% or 0.865 points to trade at 29.090 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.53% or 0.62 points to end at 39.86 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) shed 1.41% or 0.04 points to 2.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 76 to 52 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.28% to 11.17.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.65% or 0.45 to $69.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.81% or 0.60 to hit $74.53 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 5.40 to trade at $1226.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.1665, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.8885.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 94.40.