Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the rose 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were Randstad NV (AS:), which rose 1.63% or 0.69 points to trade at 43.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever PLC (AS:) added 1.58% or 0.88 points to end at 56.42 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:) was up 1.54% or 0.35 points to 23.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon Ltd (AS:), which fell 5.40% or 0.31 points to trade at 5.50 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:) declined 1.47% or 0.68 points to end at 45.61 and Heineken (AS:) was down 1.27% or 1.02 points to 79.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 51 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.79% or 1.29 to $73.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.80% or 1.37 to hit $77.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.10% or 28.10 to trade at $2,519.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 101.34.
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