Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.85% or 0.705 points to trade at 25.430 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.32% or 1.940 points to end at 85.440 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 2.04% or 1.01 points to 50.44 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which lost 1.40% or 0.50 points to trade at 35.14 in late trade. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) declined 0.62% or 0.46 points to end at 73.34 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) shed 0.16% or 0.08 points to 50.14.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 86 to 43 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 9.68% to 11.64.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.21% or 0.85 to $69.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $73.44 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 3.00 to trade at $1247.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1683, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8836.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 94.49.