Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 2.69% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 11.24% or 0.48 points to trade at 4.72 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 9.78% or 1.42 points to end at 15.94 and ING Groep NV (AS:ING) was up 5.73% or 0.640 points to 11.810 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gemalto (AS:GTO), which lost 0.23% or 0.15 points to trade at 65.31 in late trade. TNT Express (AS:TNTE) unchanged 0.00% or 0.000 points to end at 7.802 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) gained 1.39% or 0.55 points to 39.62.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 135 to 27 and 18 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 13.25% to 21.96 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.35% or 0.89 to $38.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.97% or 0.39 to hit $40.44 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.03% or 13.10 to trade at $1259.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.19% to 1.1157, while EUR/GBP fell 1.07% to 0.7743.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 96.14.