Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 6.85% or 2.68 points to trade at 41.83 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 4.43% or 1.195 points to end at 28.195 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 2.37% or 0.76 points to 32.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 2.40% or 0.20 points to trade at 7.98 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 2.06% or 3.50 points to end at 166.25 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 1.86% or 0.047 points to 2.474.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 81 to 39 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.91% to 11.23 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.79% or 1.19 to $67.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.51% or 1.08 to hit $72.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 5.00 to trade at $1354.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.2385, while EUR/GBP rose 0.57% to 0.8708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.29.