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 added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which rose 6.49% or 1.50 points to trade at 24.63 at the close. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:) added 5.53% or 5.70 points to end at 108.80 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:) was up 3.45% or 0.85 points to 25.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:), which fell 2.95% or 40.60 points to trade at 1,335.80 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:) declined 1.28% or 0.19 points to end at 14.98 and NN Group NV (AS:) was down 0.81% or 0.37 points to 45.23.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 28 and 15 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.52% or 0.37 to $72.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.61% or 0.46 to hit $75.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.02% or 27.40 to trade at $2,703.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.35.
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