Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.02% or 1.790 points to trade at 60.990 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.69% or 0.38 points to end at 55.42 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 0.67% or 0.10 points to 15.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which lost 0.62% or 0.085 points to trade at 13.540 in late trade. Aegon (AS:AEGN) declined 0.28% or 0.015 points to end at 5.252 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) shed 0.27% or 0.019 points to 7.067.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 35 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.16% to 15.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.58% or 0.84 to $53.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.47% or 0.82 to hit $56.72 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.37% or 4.15 to trade at $1137.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.0457, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8533.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 103.03.