Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.56%

Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.56%

Oct 31, 2018

Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.56%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 3.64% or 1.14 points to trade at 32.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 3.15% or 0.860 points to end at 28.160 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 3.13% or 1.00 points to 32.92 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 2.22% or 1.14 points to trade at 50.16 at the close. Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) declined 0.26% or 0.12 points to end at 47.52 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was down 0.07% or 0.12 points to 160.28.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 113 to 22 and 4 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.58% to 17.80.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $66.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $76.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 5.90 to trade at $1216.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1319, while EUR/GBP fell 0.63% to 0.8872.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 96.86.

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