Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.30%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 3.77% or 0.515 points to trade at 14.170 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.71% or 0.248 points to end at 6.938 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was up 2.04% or 0.090 points to 4.510 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which lost 1.85% or 2.25 points to trade at 119.70 in late trade. Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) declined 1.82% or 0.445 points to end at 24.060 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) shed 0.83% or 1.85 points to 221.95.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 76 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.26% to 18.04.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.41% or 0.74 to $51.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.49% or 0.82 to hit $54.07 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.82% or 10.60 to trade at $1283.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.17% to 1.0713, while EUR/GBP rose 0.30% to 0.8380.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 99.69.