Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Construction & Materials and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR), which rose 2.23% or 2.60 points to trade at 119.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.77% or 1.40 points to end at 80.62 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.41% or 0.29 points to 20.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shell PLC (AS:SHEL), which fell 0.36% or 0.12 points to trade at 32.19 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 0.16% or 0.03 points to end at 15.77 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.03% or 0.01 points to 15.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 63 to 34 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.04% or 0.76 to $72.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.78% or 0.60 to hit $76.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 4.90 to trade at $2,545.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 101.06.