Netherlands Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials, and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.53%.

Best Performers

• ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML): +4.78% (30.30 points) to 664.50
• BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI): +2.78% (2.80 points) to 103.70
• Prosus (AS:PRX): +2.18% (0.84 points) to 39.34

Worst Performers

• Relx PLC (AS:REL): -1.25% (0.56 points) to 44.36
• Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc): -1.21% (1.95 points) to 159.00
• Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): -0.74% (0.23 points) to 30.73

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 31, with 13 remaining unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, remained unchanged at 0.00%, holding at 21.09.

Commodities Trading

• Crude Oil (November delivery): -1.85% to $69.36 per barrel
• Brent Oil (December delivery): -1.79% to $73.12 per barrel
• Gold (December Futures): +0.92% to $2,732.30 per troy ounce

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD: +0.24% to 1.09
• EUR/GBP: +0.12% to 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.25% at 103.39