Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which rose 3.70% or 0.61 points to trade at 17.09 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.30% or 2.70 points to end at 120.00 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) was up 0.98% or 0.28 points to 29.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NN Group NV (AS:NN), which lost 4.02% or 1.27 points to trade at 30.44 in late trade. Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) declined 3.63% or 1.93 points to end at 51.19 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) shed 3.40% or 0.103 points to 2.926.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 69 to 52 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.63% to 12.00.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.56% or 0.24 to $42.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.64% or 0.29 to hit $45.51 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.73 to trade at $1257.13 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.38% to 1.1194, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8794.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 96.97.