Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.84%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:ING), which rose 2.60% or 0.248 points to trade at 9.794 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 2.48% or 0.125 points to end at 5.159 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.97% or 0.31 points to 16.07 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 2.09% or 0.28 points to trade at 13.12 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.90% or 0.935 points to end at 48.250 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) shed 1.00% or 0.160 points to 15.820.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 109 to 60 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.11% to 18.82.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.68% or 0.75 to $45.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.86% or 0.86 to hit $47.12 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.04% or 13.95 to trade at $1329.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1119, while EUR/GBP fell 1.27% to 0.8337.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.29% at 96.08.