Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.61% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 4.98% or 0.374 points to trade at 7.883 at the close. Aegon (AS:AEGN) added 4.92% or 0.246 points to end at 5.242 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was up 2.83% or 1.62 points to 58.94 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which lost 4.97% or 0.670 points to trade at 12.815 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 2.46% or 1.370 points to end at 54.410 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) shed 1.31% or 0.49 points to 37.18.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 120 to 58 and 6 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.99% to 15.96 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.51% or 0.77 to $50.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.08% or 0.58 to hit $53.35 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.73% or 8.55 to trade at $1178.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.0753, while EUR/GBP rose 0.95% to 0.8532.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 100.29.