Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG), which rose 1.57% or 0.43 points to trade at 27.86 at the close. Meanwhile, DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) added 1.42% or 1.50 points to end at 107.25 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.34% or 0.59 points to 44.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which fell 1.92% or 0.86 points to trade at 43.96 at the close. Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) declined 0.93% or 0.48 points to end at 50.86 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) was down 0.89% or 0.05 points to 5.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 51 to 49 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.30% or 0.25 to $83.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $86.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 6.75 to trade at $2,332.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.53.