Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.50% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 2.65% or 0.95 points to trade at 37.01 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.21% or 0.068 points to end at 3.140 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 1.72% or 0.305 points to 17.995 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN), which lost 0.76% or 0.48 points to trade at 62.50 in late trade. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 0.71% or 0.29 points to end at 40.74 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 0.69% or 0.490 points to 70.110.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 82 to 47 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.46% to 10.90.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.80% or 0.39 to $49.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.14% or 0.58 to hit $51.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.78 to trade at $1257.18 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1656, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8926.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 93.91.