Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 2.30% or 0.62 points to trade at 27.56 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.94% or 2.90 points to end at 152.55 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) was up 1.43% or 1.70 points to 120.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Prosus (AS:PRX), which lost 1.58% or 0.53 points to trade at 32.62 in late trade. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) declined 0.74% or 0.24 points to end at 32.31 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) shed 0.67% or 4.00 points to 589.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 54 to 45 and 17 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 October delivery was down 1.06% or 0.80 to $74.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.08% or 0.85 to hit $77.81 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 12.50 to trade at $2,540.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 100.96.