Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD), which rose 1.65% or 2.30 points to trade at 141.50 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 1.28% or 7.20 points to end at 570.00 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.24% or 0.49 points to 40.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Prosus (AS:PRX), which lost 0.98% or 0.39 points to trade at 38.90 in late trade. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) declined 0.18% or 0.01 points to end at 5.61 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) shed 0.06% or 0.05 points to 88.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 72 to 21 and 12 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 February delivery was up 1.34% or 0.93 to $70.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.20% or 0.87 to hit $73.19 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.36 to trade at $2,631.56 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.