Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.39% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.95% or 3.190 points to trade at 67.690 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.77% or 2.30 points to end at 132.10 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.69% or 0.56 points to 33.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 1.97% or 0.445 points to trade at 22.090 in late trade. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) declined 0.82% or 0.26 points to end at 31.35 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) shed 0.52% or 0.18 points to 35.73.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 77 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.12% to 11.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.34% or 0.16 to $47.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.20% or 0.10 to hit $49.60 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.87 to trade at $1245.87 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.03% to 1.1633, while EUR/GBP rose 1.46% to 0.8970.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 94.06.