Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Construction & Materials and Media sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 2.43%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep (AMS:ING), which rose 3.87% or 0.565 points to trade at 15.175 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) added 3.62% or 2.33 points to end at 66.73 and KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) was up 3.45% or 0.114 points to 3.415 in late trade.
Biggest losers included TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which added 0.25% or 0.019 points to trade at 7.691 in late trade. Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) added 0.67% or 0.17 points to end at 25.39 and OCI (AMS:OCI) gained 0.96% or 0.245 points to 25.765.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 192 to 24 and 3 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 12.32% to 24.24.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.15% or 0.08 to $52.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.03% or 0.01 to hit $58.62 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.00 to trade at $1160.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.96% to 1.1143, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.7195.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.58% at 96.11.