Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which rose 3.70% or 21.80 points to trade at 610.80 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.95% or 23.60 points to end at 823.00 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was up 2.78% or 0.65 points to 24.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 0.47% or 0.13 points to trade at 27.43 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.35% or 0.06 points to end at 15.59 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) was down 0.22% or 0.01 points to 5.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 31 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.92% or 1.43 to $75.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.43% or 1.11 to hit $78.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 16.60 to trade at $2,554.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 101.27.
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