Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.24% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 1.69% or 0.082 points to trade at 4.926 at the close. Meanwhile, Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 1.50% or 0.66 points to end at 44.32 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) was up 0.88% or 0.27 points to 30.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 1.94% or 0.41 points to trade at 20.72 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 0.62% or 0.400 points to end at 63.820 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.34% or 0.06 points to 17.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 52 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.04% to 10.69.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.61% or 0.30 to $49.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.52% or 0.27 to hit $52.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.37 to trade at $1261.33 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.45% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.9049.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.59.