Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 10.49% or 0.615 points to trade at 6.480 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 6.94% or 3.680 points to end at 56.680 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 4.58% or 0.565 points to 12.910 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Heineken (AS:HEIN), which lost 2.17% or 1.60 points to trade at 72.08 in late trade. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 1.21% or 0.180 points to end at 14.720 and Philips Kon (AS:PHG) shed 1.14% or 0.32 points to 27.39.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 90 to 84 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 15.02% to 19.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.51% or 0.68 to $45.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.35% or 0.62 to hit $46.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.29% or 3.65 to trade at $1278.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.82% to 1.0936, while EUR/GBP fell 1.28% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.57% at 98.44.