Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA), which rose 6.58% or 0.29 points to trade at 4.78 at the close. Meanwhile, Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) added 2.72% or 0.20 points to end at 7.68 and NN Group (AMS:NN) was up 2.16% or 0.55 points to 26.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad (AMS:RAND), which fell 0.53% or 0.28 points to trade at 52.86 at the close. ING Groep NV (AMS:ING) declined 0.28% or 0.035 points to end at 12.675 and Gemalto (AMS:GTO) was up 0.11% or 0.06 points to 57.02.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 117 to 46 and 4 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.70% to 30.27.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.34% or 0.15 to $44.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.47% or 0.23 to hit $47.47 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 2.13% or 23.70 to trade at $1137.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.1260, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.7405.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.61% at 95.76.