Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which rose 4.93% or 5.30 points to trade at 112.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) added 3.45% or 1.88 points to end at 56.44 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was up 3.27% or 1.42 points to 44.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 1.16% or 0.17 points to trade at 14.65 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.77% or 0.12 points to end at 14.74 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was down 0.45% or 0.20 points to 44.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 27 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.18% or 0.83 to $70.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.96% or 0.71 to hit $74.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.21% or 32.45 to trade at $2,707.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.70% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 107.61.
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