Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.31% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 2.28% or 0.75 points to trade at 33.58 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.17% or 1.940 points to end at 91.200 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 1.75% or 0.74 points to 43.08 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which lost 1.63% or 0.46 points to trade at 27.70 in late trade. SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) declined 1.11% or 0.17 points to end at 15.55 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) shed 0.91% or 0.29 points to 31.56.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 81 to 41 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.31% to 10.00.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.00% or 0.64 to $63.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.01% or 0.70 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 7.30 to trade at $1334.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.2239, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8825.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.34.