Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.86% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 3.00% or 5.70 points to trade at 195.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 2.28% or 0.18 points to end at 8.18 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 2.07% or 3.45 points to 169.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which fell 2.40% or 0.92 points to trade at 37.42 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 0.46% or 0.088 points to end at 18.862 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.36% or 0.09 points to 24.76.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 83 to 38 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.63% to 11.69.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $66.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1347.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.2348, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8640.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 89.33.