Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.62% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 7.37% or 1.690 points to trade at 24.630 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.96% or 2.85 points to end at 148.30 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) was up 1.02% or 0.73 points to 72.23 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gemalto (AS:GTO), which lost 2.70% or 0.89 points to trade at 32.10 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.85% or 1.620 points to end at 86.080 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 0.57% or 0.090 points to 15.575.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 65 to 57 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.50% to 9.74 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.72% or 0.87 to $51.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.74% or 0.98 to hit $57.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 7.07 to trade at $1303.57 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1845, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8900.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 92.80.