Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which rose 3.21% or 0.720 points to trade at 23.175 at the close. Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) added 1.03% or 0.48 points to end at 47.17 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 0.96% or 0.02 points to 1.73 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which lost 2.32% or 0.50 points to trade at 21.05 in late trade. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) declined 1.65% or 0.435 points to end at 25.925 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 1.45% or 0.274 points to 18.670.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 64 to 64 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.53% to 16.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.55% or 0.82 to $52.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.45% or 0.89 to hit $60.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1284.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.31% to 1.1394, while EUR/GBP fell 0.55% to 0.8717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 95.713.