Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.74% or 0.600 points to trade at 22.495 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 2.33% or 0.118 points to end at 5.186 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 1.51% or 0.48 points to 32.24 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which lost 0.58% or 0.17 points to trade at 29.32 in late trade. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.49% or 0.015 points to end at 3.071 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) 0.00% or 0.00 points to 19.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 91 to 34 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.08% to 11.95.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.80% or 0.38 to $47.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.39% or 0.20 to hit $50.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 2.23 to trade at $1277.47 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1692, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.9103.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 93.99.