Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction & Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL), which rose 1.44% or 0.25 points to trade at 17.55 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) added 1.26% or 0.35 points to end at 28.02 and Gemalto (AMS:GTO) was up 0.62% or 0.51 points to 82.52 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP), which lost 0.93% or 2.25 points to trade at 240.80 in late trade. OCI (AMS:OCI) declined 0.48% or 0.130 points to end at 27.000 and Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) shed 0.47% or 0.60 points to 128.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 134 to 107 and 4 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.13% to 16.68 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 3.09% or 1.82 to $60.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.56% or 1.67 to hit $66.69 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.36% or 4.30 to trade at $1204.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1125, while EUR/GBP fell 0.57% to 0.7099.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.30% at 95.36.