Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 2.57% or 1.04 points to trade at 41.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 1.89% or 0.340 points to end at 18.315 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.67% or 0.04 points to 2.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which fell 1.64% or 0.37 points to trade at 22.13 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 0.51% or 0.84 points to end at 164.88 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.44% or 0.420 points to 94.320.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 60 and 17 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.63% to 12.32.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.36% or 0.27 to $75.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.63% or 0.53 to hit $85.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 4.00 to trade at $1203.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1521, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8868.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 95.36.