Netherlands Stocks Rise

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.63%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the AEX were:

• Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG): rose 4.43% or 1.25 points to trade at 29.46 at the close.
• Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO): added 3.84% or 2.38 points to end at 64.40.
• Randstad NV (AS:RAND): up 3.46% or 1.50 points to 44.90 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:

• Relx PLC (AS:REL): fell 0.70% or 0.30 points to trade at 42.80 at the close.
• Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN): declined 0.60% or 0.02 points to end at 3.67.
• ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd): down 0.55% or 0.09 points to 16.37.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 32, and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) rose to 52-week highs, gaining 4.43% or 1.25 to 29.46.

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

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.93% or 0.63 to $68.30 a barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery rose 0.70% or 0.50 to hit $71.59 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 24.50 to trade at $2,670.40 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.12.
• EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.20.