Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 4.44% or 1.12 points to trade at 26.36 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 4.04% or 3.020 points to end at 77.840 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 2.23% or 0.79 points to 35.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which lost 2.27% or 1.08 points to trade at 46.38 in late trade. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 2.07% or 0.126 points to end at 5.966 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) shed 1.65% or 0.331 points to 19.674.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 74 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.33% to 11.65.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.30% or 0.20 to $67.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $73.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1305.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.32% to 1.1955, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.52.