Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.13% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 1.84% or 0.130 points to trade at 7.197 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) added 0.79% or 0.205 points to end at 26.245 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was up 0.72% or 0.32 points to 44.81 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NN Group (AS:NN), which lost 1.51% or 0.49 points to trade at 32.23 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.21% or 2.70 points to end at 220.20 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) shed 1.03% or 0.57 points to 54.85.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 75 to 53 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.03% to 15.51.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.46% or 0.25 to $54.15 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.35% or 0.20 to hit $57.03 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1139.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.73% to 1.0379, while EUR/GBP fell 0.36% to 0.8496.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 103.51.