Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.97% or 0.596 points to trade at 15.606 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.43% or 0.28 points to end at 19.52 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.41% or 0.50 points to 36.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takeaway Com Holding BV (AS:TKWY), which fell 2.26% or 1.9000 points to trade at 82.1000 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 1.59% or 2.05 points to end at 127.00 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.56% or 0.160 points to 28.660.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 72 to 52 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.10% to 11.30.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 3.88% or 2.31 to $57.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 3.66% or 2.43 to hit $64.05 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.75 to trade at $1408.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.1209, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.9030.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 97.018.