Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 6.92% or 0.33 points to trade at 5.11 at the close. Vopak (AS:VOPA) added 5.55% or 2.52 points to end at 47.84 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) was up 1.73% or 1.02 points to 59.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which lost 1.44% or 0.049 points to trade at 3.350 in late trade. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.18% or 0.16 points to end at 13.45 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) shed 0.79% or 0.32 points to 39.52.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 98 to 65 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.61% to 18.77.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.82% or 0.37 to $45.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.96% or 0.45 to hit $47.38 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.19% or 14.85 to trade at $1265.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1332, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.7764.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.53% at 93.88.