Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.35% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 2.09% or 0.051 points to trade at 2.486 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.81% or 1.66 points to end at 93.54 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.78% or 1.600 points to 91.340 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND), which lost 3.30% or 1.72 points to trade at 50.34 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.08% or 0.535 points to end at 25.155 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) shed 1.79% or 0.40 points to 22.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 69 to 55 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.92% to 12.01.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $68.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.36% or 0.26 to hit $72.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.30 to trade at $1229.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.1702, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8927.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 94.41.