Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.77% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 2.14% or 0.152 points to trade at 7.262 at the close. Randstad (AS:RAND) added 1.54% or 0.80 points to end at 52.64 and NN Group (AS:NN) was up 1.28% or 0.40 points to 31.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO), which lost 0.77% or 0.46 points to trade at 59.27 in late trade. Gemalto (AS:GTO) declined 0.38% or 0.21 points to end at 54.99 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) gained 0.06% or 0.03 points to 44.08.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 94 to 31 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.87% to 13.48.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.51% or 0.27 to $53.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.76% or 0.42 to hit $55.34 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.94% or 10.75 to trade at $1131.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.0390, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8413.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 103.30.