Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.45% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 2.92% or 0.66 points to trade at 23.23 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 2.86% or 0.08 points to end at 2.88 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.85% or 0.490 points to 26.985 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Relx NV (AS:RELN), which lost 1.71% or 0.330 points to trade at 18.985 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.46% or 0.58 points to end at 39.28 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 0.86% or 0.820 points to 94.900.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 43 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.82% to 10.74 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.56% or 0.39 to $69.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $74.56 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1225.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1654, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.8891.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 94.47.