Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.33% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which rose 3.66% or 25.80 points to trade at 730.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.44% or 1.34 points to end at 94.68 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.38% or 1.450 points to 106.400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 3.23% or 1.18 points to trade at 35.34 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 1.51% or 0.355 points to end at 23.230 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was down 1.36% or 0.59 points to 42.87.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 42 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Heineken (AS:HEIN) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.44% or 1.34 to 94.68. Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; up 1.38% or 1.450 to 106.400.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.11% to 13.56.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.22% or 0.75 to $62.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $69.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1293.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.21% to 1.1188, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8582.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 97.060.