Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.18% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 4.30% or 1.80 points to trade at 43.63 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 4.13% or 0.845 points to end at 21.285 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was up 2.11% or 0.097 points to 4.685 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 3.33% or 3.500 points to trade at 101.700 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) declined 1.98% or 1.45 points to end at 71.70 and WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) was down 0.89% or 1.40 points to 155.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 53 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.42% to 10.78.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.34% or 0.22 to $63.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $71.72 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.55 to trade at $1276.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1296, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8666.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 96.680.