Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.67% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.86% or 4.26 points to trade at 153.16 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 2.53% or 0.570 points to end at 23.125 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.38% or 2.140 points to 92.140 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which lost 2.09% or 0.86 points to trade at 40.34 in late trade. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) declined 1.37% or 0.380 points to end at 27.405 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 0.53% or 0.115 points to 21.635.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 70 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.27% to 15.19.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 4.25% or 2.55 to $57.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 4.06% or 2.85 to hit $67.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1202.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.1275, while EUR/GBP fell 0.68% to 0.8671.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 97.07.