Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.43%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.43% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which rose 3.70% or 21.80 points to trade at 610.80 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.95% or 23.60 points to end at 823.00 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was up 2.78% or 0.65 points to 24.02 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which lost 0.47% or 0.13 points to trade at 27.43 in late trade. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.35% or 0.06 points to end at 15.59 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) shed 0.22% or 0.01 points to 5.54.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 67 to 31 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.95% or 1.45 to $75.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.44% or 1.12 to hit $78.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 16.45 to trade at $2,554.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 101.27.