Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.16%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil&Gas, Construction&Materials and Food Producers sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.16%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 3.13% or 1.92 points to trade at 63.34 at the close. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) added 2.62% or 0.15 points to end at 5.71 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.19% or 0.19 points to 16.01 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which lost 1.57% or 2.40 points to trade at 150.20 in late trade. Relx PLC (AS:REL) declined 0.99% or 0.42 points to end at 41.84 and IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) shed 0.82% or 1.25 points to 152.00.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 69 to 26 and 16 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 November delivery was up 1.60% or 1.18 to $74.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.40% or 1.09 to hit $78.71 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 6.70 to trade at $2,672.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.51% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 102.38.