Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.18% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which rose 5.52% or 37.00 points to trade at 707.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 2.11% or 0.74 points to end at 36.08 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.80% or 0.515 points to 29.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which fell 3.60% or 1.54 points to trade at 41.23 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 3.15% or 0.695 points to end at 21.340 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.83% or 0.595 points to 20.445.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 73 to 59 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.39% to 11.36.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.14% or 0.75 to $66.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.51% or 0.38 to hit $74.42 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 4.75 to trade at $1272.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.39% to 1.1212, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8667.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 97.333.