Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology , Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 2.25%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS: INGA ), which rose 7.38% or 1.26 points to trade at 18.27 at the close. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ) added 5.79% or 5.46 points to end at 99.70 and Prosus (AS: PRX ) was up 5.60% or 2.29 points to 43.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ), which fell 1.51% or 0.06 points to trade at 4.03 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS: DSFIR ) declined 0.31% or 0.30 points to end at 95.02 and Unilever PLC (AS: ULVR ) was down 0.21% or 0.12 points to 55.86.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 82 to 19 and 5 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.65% or 0.98 to $58.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.35% or 0.84 to hit $61.29 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 14.51 to trade at $3,236.71 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.13, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 99.64.