Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.68% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.82% or 0.05 points to trade at 1.84 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.58% or 0.316 points to end at 20.290 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 1.52% or 1.14 points to 76.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 2.67% or 2.420 points to trade at 88.220 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 0.46% or 0.10 points to end at 21.72 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.32% or 0.075 points to 23.325.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 93 to 35 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.26% to 15.07.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.72% or 1.45 to $54.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.75% or 1.07 to hit $62.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1310.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.10% to 1.1419, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.593.