Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Construction & Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which rose 3.84% or 25.40 points to trade at 686.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.91% or 2.460 points to end at 87.120 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 2.08% or 1.22 points to 59.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 1.54% or 0.280 points to trade at 17.936 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 1.05% or 0.030 points to end at 2.828 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 0.90% or 0.039 points to 4.284.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 86 to 41 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.08% or 1.22 to 59.84.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.32% to 14.34.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.80% or 1.06 to $59.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.81% or 0.54 to hit $67.35 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 6.05 to trade at $1322.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1279, while EUR/GBP fell 0.42% to 0.8528.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 96.215.