Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Food Producers sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.67% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding (AMS:ASML), which rose 4.31% or 4.06 points to trade at 98.26 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) added 1.42% or 0.96 points to end at 68.68 and Gemalto (AMS:GTO) was up 1.23% or 1.01 points to 83.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which lost 0.93% or 0.08 points to trade at 8.32 in late trade. Aalberts Industries (AMS:AALB) declined 0.82% or 0.23 points to end at 27.81 and NN Group (AMS:NN) shed 0.60% or 0.17 points to 27.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 145 to 70 and 2 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.64% to 17.77 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.43% or 1.29 to $51.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.97% or 1.16 to hit $57.52 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.68% or 7.90 to trade at $1145.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.0958, while EUR/GBP fell 0.48% to 0.7007.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 97.26.