Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which rose 6.73% or 7.25 points to trade at 115.00 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 2.99% or 0.225 points to end at 7.745 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was up 2.48% or 1.50 points to 61.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aegon (AS:AEGN), which lost 2.21% or 0.112 points to trade at 4.958 in late trade. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 1.72% or 0.270 points to end at 15.385 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) shed 1.46% or 0.28 points to 18.54.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 62 to 57 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.87% to 13.92.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.81% or 0.95 to $51.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.73% or 0.96 to hit $54.51 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1212.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.0685, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.8677.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.46% at 100.72.