Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.65% or 0.526 points to trade at 14.952 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.75% or 2.800 points to end at 104.600 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) was up 2.61% or 17.80 points to 700.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 1.75% or 0.370 points to trade at 20.720 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.63% or 0.65 points to end at 101.90 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 0.39% or 0.14 points to 36.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 49 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.92% to 13.83.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.21% or 0.13 to $63.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.65 to trade at $1273.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.1157, while EUR/GBP rose 0.08% to 0.8781.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 97.917.