Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Financials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.55% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 5.36% or 1.355 points to trade at 26.655 at the close. Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) added 3.92% or 2.00 points to end at 53.00 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 2.80% or 0.63 points to 23.16 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which lost 1.15% or 0.60 points to trade at 51.42 in late trade. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 0.97% or 0.024 points to end at 2.456 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) shed 0.69% or 1.30 points to 186.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 76 to 53 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.51% to 11.62.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.50% or 1.02 to $68.91 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.07% or 0.78 to hit $73.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1225.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.1681, while EUR/GBP fell 0.39% to 0.8890.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.41.