Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.35% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 61.39% or 0.92 points to trade at 2.42 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.03% or 0.600 points to end at 30.115 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.87% or 0.45 points to 24.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.26% or 1.080 points to trade at 84.880 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.87% or 0.78 points to end at 88.82 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was down 0.43% or 0.20 points to 46.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 51 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice NV (AS:ATCA) rose to all time lows; gaining 61.39% or 0.92 to 2.42.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.06% to 11.56.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.40% or 0.29 to $72.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.91% or 0.72 to hit $79.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1292.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1786, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8772.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.46.