Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.36% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.33% or 0.463 points to trade at 20.295 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 2.14% or 1.18 points to end at 56.38 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.86% or 0.85 points to 46.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which fell 3.02% or 2.48 points to trade at 79.76 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.31% or 2.16 points to end at 91.40 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 1.15% or 0.44 points to 37.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 42 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) rose to all time highs; up 2.14% or 1.18 to 56.38.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.51% to 13.35.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.47% or 0.83 to $57.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.01% or 0.67 to hit $67.12 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.35 to trade at $1348.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.1368, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8688.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 96.162.