Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.55% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 5.36% or 1.355 points to trade at 26.655 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) added 3.92% or 2.00 points to end at 53.00 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 2.80% or 0.63 points to 23.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 1.15% or 0.60 points to trade at 51.42 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.97% or 0.024 points to end at 2.456 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 0.69% or 1.30 points to 186.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 76 to 53 and 7 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.51% to 11.62.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.47% or 1.00 to $68.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.05% or 0.77 to hit $73.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1225.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.1681, while EUR/GBP fell 0.39% to 0.8890.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.41.