Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.49% or 0.106 points to trade at 4.363 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.87% or 0.35 points to end at 19.34 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.67% or 0.168 points to 10.238 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.03% or 14.00 points to trade at 675.00 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) declined 1.31% or 0.46 points to end at 34.64 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 1.17% or 0.245 points to 20.720.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 49 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.52% to 12.27.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.43% or 0.23 to $53.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.53% or 0.33 to hit $61.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 6.55 to trade at $1357.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.45% to 1.1241, while EUR/GBP fell 0.37% to 0.8878.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 96.670.