Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 5.24% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.23 at the close. Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 2.60% or 0.440 points to end at 17.340 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 2.58% or 0.290 points to 11.516 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which lost 1.76% or 0.340 points to trade at 18.932 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.63% or 1.620 points to end at 97.840 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) shed 0.43% or 0.11 points to 25.53.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 98 to 30 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.20% to 11.93.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.30 to $70.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.79% or 0.63 to hit $78.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1209.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.69% to 1.1753, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 93.65.