Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which rose 0.73% or 0.36 points to trade at 49.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 0.70% or 0.38 points to end at 54.60 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.53% or 0.110 points to 20.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 2.87% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.40 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.29% or 0.54 points to end at 41.21 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.24% or 1.180 points to 93.900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 63 to 62 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.16% to 13.31.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $72.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.40 to trade at $1202.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1340, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 96.59.