Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.59%

Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were CVC Capital Partners PLC (AS:CVC), which rose 2.80% or 0.36 points to trade at 13.20 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.39% or 1.28 points to end at 54.78 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) was up 2.16% or 1.02 points to 48.41 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Magnum Ice Cream Nv (AS:MICCT), which fell 2.07% or 0.36 points to trade at 16.97 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 2.02% or 0.60 points to end at 28.85 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was down 0.94% or 0.56 points to 58.86.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 52 to 38 and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.16% or 1.02 to 48.41.

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

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.96% or 0.99 to $101.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.98% or 1.09 to hit $110.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 19.53 to trade at $4,032.07 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.86.