Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which rose 4.34% or 1.88 points to trade at 45.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 2.00% or 1.70 points to end at 86.84 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.89% or 3.40 points to 183.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which fell 4.53% or 7.55 points to trade at 159.05 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.93% or 0.485 points to end at 24.680 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 1.48% or 0.46 points to 30.52.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 47 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.02% to 16.97.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.78% or 1.16 to $64.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.50% or 1.04 to hit $68.42 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.16% or 15.60 to trade at $1326.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.2346, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8749.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 89.45.