Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.95% or 1.845 points to trade at 48.595 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.01% or 0.164 points to end at 5.619 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 2.12% or 0.34 points to 16.59 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which lost 0.64% or 0.019 points to trade at 2.937 in late trade. DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) declined 0.60% or 0.36 points to end at 59.70 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) shed 0.39% or 0.05 points to 12.85.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 110 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.59% to 18.52.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.38% or 0.97 to $41.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.20% or 0.95 to hit $44.05 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.65 to trade at $1369.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.13% to 1.1134, while EUR/GBP rose 1.36% to 0.8482.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 95.67.