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 gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:), which rose 5.68% or 5.70 points to trade at 106.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever PLC (AS:) added 2.94% or 1.64 points to end at 57.46 and Relx PLC (AS:) was up 0.92% or 0.40 points to 43.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DSM Firmenich AG (AS:), which fell 2.17% or 2.50 points to trade at 112.75 at the close. Akzo Nobel NV (AS:) declined 1.74% or 1.06 points to end at 59.82 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:) was down 0.49% or 0.08 points to 15.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 45 and 8 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.05% or 0.74 to $70.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.93% or 0.70 to hit $74.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 13.10 to trade at $2,742.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 104.07.