Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 4.09% or 1.070 points to trade at 27.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 1.64% or 0.415 points to end at 25.710 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was up 1.25% or 0.48 points to 39.03 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which fell 1.22% or 0.030 points to trade at 2.437 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.14% or 2.20 points to end at 190.00 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 0.99% or 0.056 points to 5.626.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 56 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.22% or 0.030 to 2.437.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.76% to 12.96.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.25% or 1.43 to $64.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.46% or 1.66 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.78% or 10.20 to trade at $1322.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2265, while EUR/GBP fell 0.39% to 0.8712.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 89.76.