Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Software & Computer Services and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.63% or 2.300 points to trade at 89.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 1.89% or 0.57 points to end at 30.77 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.86% or 1.40 points to 76.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 1.62% or 0.03 points to trade at 1.73 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 1.03% or 1.48 points to end at 142.40 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 0.78% or 0.16 points to 20.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 47 and 18 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.91% to 17.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.67% or 1.35 to $51.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.10% or 1.24 to hit $60.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.60 to trade at $1287.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.1388, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8945.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.66% at 95.833.