Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 3.13% or 1.00 points to trade at 32.95 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.49% or 0.596 points to end at 24.556 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 1.59% or 2.45 points to 157.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 2.71% or 0.23 points to trade at 8.29 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.31% or 1.050 points to end at 79.280 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 1.29% or 0.220 points to 16.895.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 44 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.25% to 11.51.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.60% or 0.34 to $56.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.37% or 0.23 to hit $62.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 7.53 to trade at $1282.83 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1742, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8875.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 93.88.