Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 2.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:ING), which rose 3.92% or 0.410 points to trade at 10.880 at the close. NN Group (AS:NN) added 3.62% or 1.05 points to end at 30.18 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 3.34% or 0.13 points to 3.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which added 0.17% or 0.03 points to trade at 14.94 in late trade. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) added 0.26% or 0.009 points to end at 3.481 and DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) gained 0.57% or 0.30 points to 53.35.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 123 to 32 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.13% to 19.60.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.98% or 0.47 to $48.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.50% or 0.24 to hit $48.59 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.73% or 21.60 to trade at $1229.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.67% to 1.1146, while EUR/GBP fell 1.68% to 0.7617.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.35% at 95.56.