Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.98%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 4.08% or 0.124 points to trade at 3.160 at the close. Randstad (AS:RAND) added 2.90% or 0.94 points to end at 33.52 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.75% or 1.330 points to 49.745 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 0.78% or 0.10 points to trade at 12.65 in late trade. Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 0.22% or 0.18 points to end at 82.22 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) gained 0.33% or 0.12 points to 35.95.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 123 to 38 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 9.99% to 22.47.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 3.04% or 1.44 to $45.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 3.09% or 1.51 to hit $47.29 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.54% or 7.45 to trade at $1359.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.1065, while EUR/GBP fell 0.24% to 0.8563.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.28.