Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms , Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ), which rose 2.11% or 0.08 points to trade at 3.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever PLC (AS: ULVR ) added 1.70% or 0.90 points to end at 53.90 and Heineken (AS: HEIN ) was up 1.68% or 1.22 points to 74.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Akzo Nobel NV (AS: AKZO ), which fell 3.23% or 1.65 points to trade at 49.43 at the close. Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) declined 2.38% or 0.80 points to end at 32.84 and Aegon Ltd (AS: AEGN ) was down 1.80% or 0.09 points to 5.12.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 43 and 6 ended unchanged.

Shares in Akzo Nobel NV (AS: AKZO ) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.23% or 1.65 to 49.43.

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

Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.00% or 0.60 to $60.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.93% or 0.59 to hit $63.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 2.64% or 83.74 to trade at $3,261.24 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 1.14% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.72% at 99.89.