Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad (AS:RAND), which rose 4.07% or 1.66 points to trade at 42.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 3.67% or 0.74 points to end at 21.05 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was up 2.44% or 0.545 points to 22.900 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 1.70% or 0.185 points to trade at 10.695 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.86% or 2.05 points to end at 237.65 and NN Group (AS:NN) was down 0.29% or 0.08 points to 27.07.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 126 to 49 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.13% to 16.81.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.33% or 0.16 to $48.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.65% or 0.33 to hit $51.22 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 2.80% or 36.70 to trade at $1276.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1191, while EUR/GBP rose 0.61% to 0.8787.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 96.16.