Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.68% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.82% or 0.05 points to trade at 1.84 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.58% or 0.316 points to end at 20.290 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 1.52% or 1.14 points to 76.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 2.67% or 2.420 points to trade at 88.220 in late trade. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 0.46% or 0.10 points to end at 21.72 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) shed 0.32% or 0.075 points to 23.325.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 93 to 35 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.26% to 15.07.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 2.72% or 1.45 to $54.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.75% or 1.07 to hit $62.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.15 to trade at $1310.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.10% to 1.1419, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.597.