Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financials, Software & Computer Services and Construction & Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.34%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.85% or 4.02 points to trade at 145.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 2.11% or 0.68 points to end at 32.73 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) was up 2.03% or 1.54 points to 77.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which fell 1.02% or 0.40 points to trade at 38.80 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 0.53% or 0.12 points to end at 22.41 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 0.24% or 0.012 points to 5.024.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 94 to 38 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.24% or 0.012 to 5.024.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.83% to 16.59.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 3.57% or 1.91 to $55.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.30% or 1.44 to hit $63.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 6.00 to trade at $1227.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1391, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8914.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 96.595.