Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 10.03% or 0.37 points to trade at 4.03 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 3.31% or 0.54 points to end at 16.86 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 2.45% or 0.81 points to 34.09 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ING Groep NV (AS:ING), which lost 1.97% or 0.225 points to trade at 11.195 in late trade. OCI (AS:OCI) declined 1.83% or 0.320 points to end at 17.200 and Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN) shed 1.51% or 0.31 points to 20.29.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 95 to 66 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.10% to 20.52 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 3.72% or 1.43 to $39.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.36% or 0.95 to hit $41.28 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 2.92% or 35.90 to trade at $1265.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.87% to 1.1323, while EUR/GBP fell 0.72% to 0.7814.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.01% at 94.73.