Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 7.55% or 0.309 points to trade at 4.400 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 1.97% or 1.08 points to end at 55.87 and DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) was up 1.87% or 0.97 points to 52.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which lost 1.35% or 0.044 points to trade at 3.211 in late trade. Randstad (AS:RAND) declined 1.12% or 0.41 points to end at 35.75 and NN Group (AS:NN) shed 0.44% or 0.11 points to 24.68.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 115 to 56 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.48% to 21.96.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.29% or 0.14 to $48.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.30% or 0.15 to hit $49.56 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.34% or 17.75 to trade at $1338.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.32% to 1.1141, while EUR/GBP rose 0.79% to 0.8400.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 95.71.