Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.54% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which rose 3.48% or 1.015 points to trade at 30.160 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.72% or 2.80 points to end at 165.60 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) was up 1.10% or 0.52 points to 47.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 3.14% or 0.24 points to trade at 7.41 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 2.81% or 0.390 points to end at 13.506 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 1.77% or 0.70 points to 38.78.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 52 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.48% or 1.015 to 30.160.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.78% to 11.10 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.13% or 2.16 to $71.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.09% or 2.31 to hit $77.16 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1312.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.13% to 1.1850, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 92.92.