Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which rose 2.66% or 3.80 points to trade at 146.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 1.95% or 0.62 points to end at 32.37 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 1.49% or 0.86 points to 58.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 2.54% or 0.91 points to trade at 34.72 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.26% or 9.40 points to end at 738.40 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 0.91% or 0.37 points to 40.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 53 to 49 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.79% or 0.58 to $74.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.81% or 0.62 to hit $76.92 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 19.51 to trade at $2,666.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 108.28.