Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.31% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which rose 2.94% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.150 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 1.55% or 0.079 points to end at 5.189 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.37% or 1.14 points to 84.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NN Group (AS:NN), which lost 1.61% or 0.39 points to trade at 23.79 in late trade. Aegon (AS:AEGN) declined 1.42% or 0.050 points to end at 3.481 and Randstad (AS:RAND) shed 1.16% or 0.45 points to 38.51.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 92 to 73 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.96% to 16.31 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.79% or 0.80 to $43.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.77% or 0.82 to hit $45.38 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.76% or 10.05 to trade at $1320.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.0961, while EUR/GBP rose 0.47% to 0.8372.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.63% at 97.55.