Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were NN Group (AS:NN), which rose 3.74% or 1.18 points to trade at 32.74 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.86% or 0.47 points to end at 55.04 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 0.80% or 0.26 points to 32.91 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 0.67% or 0.048 points to trade at 7.086 in late trade. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 0.33% or 0.07 points to end at 19.65 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) shed 0.31% or 0.080 points to 25.920.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 68 to 52 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.72% to 13.80.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.26% or 0.14 to $52.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $54.97 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.05 to trade at $1133.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.0450, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.8527.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 103.00.