Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.47% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 2.53% or 0.85 points to trade at 34.50 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.77% or 3.14 points to end at 180.20 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.51% or 0.305 points to 20.440 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.22% or 1.300 points to trade at 105.200 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 0.83% or 0.78 points to end at 93.72 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.78% or 0.175 points to 22.195.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 48 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.97% to 10.73.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.58% or 0.37 to $63.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.42% or 0.30 to hit $71.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.02% or 13.15 to trade at $1278.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1288, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8648.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.662.