Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.99% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 3.92% or 1.42 points to trade at 37.66 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.96% or 0.755 points to end at 26.275 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 2.65% or 1.44 points to 55.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which fell 1.30% or 0.032 points to trade at 2.432 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.02% or 0.42 points to end at 40.73 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) was down 0.68% or 0.32 points to 46.01.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 43 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.92% or 1.42 to 37.66.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.24% to 14.56.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.89% or 1.83 to $65.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.90% or 1.99 to hit $70.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 3.00 to trade at $1343.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.2344, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8714.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 89.39.