Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.66% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 7.57% or 3.73 points to trade at 52.96 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 5.33% or 0.90 points to end at 17.79 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 3.00% or 6.30 points to 216.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 5.66% or 0.461 points to trade at 7.681 in late trade. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 1.25% or 0.28 points to end at 21.65 and Randstad (AS:RAND) shed 1.21% or 0.62 points to 50.51.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 78 to 47 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.78% to 13.84.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.34% or 0.68 to $51.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.63% or 0.34 to hit $54.23 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.91% or 10.65 to trade at $1161.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.74% to 1.0538, while EUR/GBP fell 0.75% to 0.8378.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 101.72.