Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 3.47% or 5.38 points to trade at 160.38 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) added 2.59% or 1.92 points to end at 76.00 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.45% or 2.140 points to 89.340 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 4.90% or 0.12 points to trade at 2.33 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.21% or 1.82 points to end at 80.70 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) shed 1.70% or 0.295 points to 17.105.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 69 to 54 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.85% to 14.75.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.59% or 1.86 to $70.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.71% or 1.39 to hit $80.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1229.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.35% to 1.1534, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8779.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 95.08.