Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which rose 3.62% or 5.35 points to trade at 153.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.57% or 0.072 points to end at 2.878 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.62% or 0.74 points to 46.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 1.28% or 0.27 points to trade at 20.83 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.13% or 1.250 points to end at 109.750 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was down 0.82% or 0.35 points to 42.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 88 to 43 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.57% or 0.072 to 2.878.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.89% to 12.37.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.75% or 0.48 to $64.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.42% or 1.00 to hit $71.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.75 to trade at $1312.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1272, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8609.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 96.537.