Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 3.47% or 0.06 points to trade at 1.70 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) added 1.88% or 0.43 points to end at 23.31 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) was up 1.43% or 0.69 points to 49.09 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 3.56% or 0.723 points to trade at 19.582 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.52% or 1.340 points to end at 86.700 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) shed 1.49% or 0.59 points to 38.88.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 64 to 60 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.18% to 16.85.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.96% or 1.01 to $50.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.72% or 1.04 to hit $59.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.83% or 10.20 to trade at $1218.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1285, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8861.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 97.355.