Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Construction & Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which rose 2.06% or 1.62 points to trade at 80.10 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.88% or 0.358 points to end at 19.440 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was up 1.84% or 0.63 points to 34.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which lost 1.51% or 2.16 points to trade at 140.98 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.06% or 0.31 points to end at 28.83 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 0.41% or 0.041 points to 9.862.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 71 to 60 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.47% to 18.22.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 3.20% or 1.49 to $48.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.26% or 1.27 to hit $57.53 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.25 to trade at $1256.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.55% to 1.1425, while EUR/GBP rose 0.41% to 0.9026.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 96.102.