Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 3.47% or 5.38 points to trade at 160.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) added 2.59% or 1.92 points to end at 76.00 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.45% or 2.140 points to 89.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 4.90% or 0.12 points to trade at 2.33 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.21% or 1.82 points to end at 80.70 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was down 1.70% or 0.295 points to 17.105.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 54 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.85% to 14.75.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.56% or 1.84 to $70.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.67% or 1.36 to hit $80.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1229.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.1533, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 95.08.