Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.25% or 3.060 points to trade at 97.200 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.90% or 0.790 points to end at 28.020 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was up 1.94% or 0.81 points to 42.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 3.38% or 0.735 points to trade at 20.990 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 0.50% or 0.44 points to end at 88.20 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was down 0.19% or 0.035 points to 18.795.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 77 to 55 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.70% to 10.96.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.30% or 0.21 to $69.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.94% or 0.69 to hit $74.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.40 to trade at $1220.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1593, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8951.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 94.99.