Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 1.97% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 3.91% or 5.38 points to trade at 142.88 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 3.46% or 0.670 points to end at 20.010 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 3.38% or 0.342 points to 10.454 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 0.86% or 0.800 points to trade at 92.180 in late trade. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.04% or 0.02 points to end at 50.70 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) gained 0.26% or 0.14 points to 53.36.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 108 to 26 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.83% to 14.20 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.92% or 1.52 to $53.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.19% or 1.34 to hit $62.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 9.95 to trade at $1282.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1361, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8810.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 96.023.