Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.74% or 0.600 points to trade at 22.495 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 2.33% or 0.118 points to end at 5.186 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 1.51% or 0.48 points to 32.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which fell 0.58% or 0.17 points to trade at 29.32 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.49% or 0.015 points to end at 3.071 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 19.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 91 to 34 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.08% to 11.95.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.80% or 0.38 to $47.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.41% or 0.21 to hit $50.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.30 to trade at $1277.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1692, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.9103.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.99.