Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.35% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 61.39% or 0.92 points to trade at 2.42 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.03% or 0.600 points to end at 30.115 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.87% or 0.45 points to 24.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 1.26% or 1.080 points to trade at 84.880 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.87% or 0.78 points to end at 88.82 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) shed 0.43% or 0.20 points to 46.45.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 66 to 51 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.06% to 11.56.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.36% or 0.26 to $72.61 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.87% or 0.69 to hit $79.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1292.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1785, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8772.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 93.46.