Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which rose 3.51% or 0.97 points to trade at 28.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.78% or 2.060 points to end at 76.120 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 2.16% or 0.68 points to 32.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 0.27% or 0.060 points to trade at 22.240 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) added 0.36% or 0.28 points to end at 77.70 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 0.43% or 0.013 points to 3.009.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 91 to 37 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 10.37% to 13.16.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.80% or 0.38 to $47.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.70% or 0.36 to hit $52.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.38 to trade at $1292.32 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.1765, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.9167.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 93.37.