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Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.37%

Published 21/12/2017, 17:35
Updated 21/12/2017, 17:35
© Reuters.  Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.37%

© Reuters. Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.37%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.37%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.00% or 0.540 points to trade at 27.515 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 1.65% or 0.450 points to end at 27.765 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.50% or 0.13 points to 8.53 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which lost 1.38% or 0.45 points to trade at 31.70 in late trade. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 1.12% or 0.205 points to end at 18.130 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 0.90% or 0.680 points to 75.190.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 74 to 49 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.27% to 10.45.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.38% or 0.22 to $58.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.29% or 0.19 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1271.10 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.01% to 1.1871, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8876.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.86.

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