Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG), which rose 2.97% or 0.70 points to trade at 24.24 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) added 2.12% or 3.10 points to end at 149.55 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was up 1.30% or 6.80 points to 528.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which lost 1.00% or 0.25 points to trade at 24.78 in late trade. Randstad NV (AS:RAND) declined 0.91% or 0.39 points to end at 42.65 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) shed 0.84% or 0.26 points to 30.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 66 to 37 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.94% or 1.33 to $69.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.47% or 1.06 to hit $73.25 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 38.06 to trade at $2,756.46 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 106.25.