Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.06% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 4.66% or 0.94 points to trade at 21.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) added 3.02% or 0.90 points to end at 30.66 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 2.79% or 0.43 points to 16.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 2.28% or 0.295 points to trade at 12.620 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.12% or 0.630 points to end at 55.780 and DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) was down 0.27% or 0.15 points to 56.29.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 114 to 56 and 18 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.47% to 16.12 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.83% or 0.95 to $50.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.73% or 0.95 to hit $53.99 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.52% or 6.15 to trade at $1170.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.55% to 1.0705, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8448.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.42% at 100.58.