AEX closes Friday 0.07% higher at 1,140.96 points
Published on 11/13/2026 at 23:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAEX ends week slightly higher
- The AEX closed Friday at 1,140.96 points, up 0.07 percent.
- Ahold Delhaize and Universal Music led the gainers, while semiconductor stocks weakened.
- US producer-price data offered some relief, but Nvidia-related uncertainty continued to weigh on chip shares.
The AEX finished Friday's session in Amsterdam slightly higher at 1,140.96 points. The index gained 0.84 points, or 0.07 percent, from Thursday's close of 1,140.12 points. The figures and the 18:05 Berlin time market snapshot were reported by Beurs.nl, citing ABM Financial News.
Defensive sectors support the index
Trading was described as quiet after a volatile week for semiconductor stocks. Ahold Delhaize rose 2.1 percent and Universal Music advanced 2.7 percent, making them the strongest performers among the large-cap stocks cited in the market wrap. Shell and Unilever also gained more than 1 percent, while Heineken rose 1 percent.
The sector pattern was consistent with the broader market summary from Investing.com, which said consumer goods, oil and gas, and consumer services led the advance. Advancing and declining stocks were broadly balanced, with 44 decliners against 43 advancers and 14 unchanged stocks, according to the same report.
Chip shares remain under pressure
Semiconductor stocks were the main drag on the Amsterdam market. BE Semiconductor Industries, ASML and ASM International fell between 2.5 percent and more than 4 percent, according to Beurs.nl. The losses increased after Wall Street opened lower, as investors continued to assess turmoil surrounding Nvidia and the departure of its chief executive Jensen Huang.
Macro factors offered a mixed backdrop. US producer prices for October rose less strongly than in the previous month, while core prices increased at a stable pace. However, annual producer-price growth was reported to be at its fastest rate in four years. The US ten-year yield stabilized at 5.13 percent, keeping interest-rate expectations relevant for equity investors.
Index remains below weekly record
At 1,140.96 points, the AEX ended the week below the 1,147-point record level cited in the market report, but remained above the previous Friday's close near 1,121 points. The modest daily rise therefore came alongside a stronger weekly recovery, although the technology-heavy composition of the Dutch benchmark left it sensitive to further developments in the global AI and semiconductor trade.
