Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 3.10% or 1.10 points to trade at 36.58 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.45% or 0.615 points to end at 25.730 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 1.10% or 0.56 points to 51.56 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which lost 1.99% or 0.049 points to trade at 2.411 in late trade. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.62% or 0.05 points to end at 3.09 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 1.17% or 0.146 points to 12.354.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 69 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.41% to 11.47.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.06% or 0.04 to $67.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.47% or 0.34 to hit $72.18 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 12.10 to trade at $1227.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.1658, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8872.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 94.75.