Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.36% or 0.910 points to trade at 28.025 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 3.02% or 0.26 points to end at 9.01 and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) was up 1.94% or 0.28 points to 14.96 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which lost 1.56% or 0.57 points to trade at 36.00 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.39% or 1.100 points to end at 77.880 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) shed 1.20% or 0.56 points to 46.39.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 70 to 55 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.79% to 11.98.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.18% or 0.11 to $60.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.52% or 0.35 to hit $66.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1313.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.2049, while EUR/GBP fell 0.29% to 0.8865.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 91.60.