Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.86% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO), which rose 2.85% or 0.43 points to trade at 15.54 at the close. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 2.36% or 0.74 points to end at 32.28 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.85% or 0.286 points to 15.712 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 0.95% or 0.09 points to trade at 9.61 in late trade. NN Group NV (AS:NN) declined 0.77% or 0.28 points to end at 36.16 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) shed 0.47% or 1.00 points to 209.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 88 to 37 and 6 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.56% to 10.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.63% or 0.39 to $62.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.24% or 0.16 to hit $68.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.90 to trade at $1320.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.44% to 1.2069, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8911.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 91.63.