Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.34% or 0.12 points to trade at 8.68 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 0.93% or 0.730 points to end at 79.210 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.74% or 0.135 points to 18.335 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which lost 0.47% or 0.21 points to trade at 44.01 in late trade. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 0.40% or 0.021 points to end at 5.273 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 0.39% or 0.060 points to 15.485.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 77 to 44 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.42% to 10.99.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.73% or 0.44 to $59.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.86% or 0.57 to hit $65.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.30 to trade at $1290.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1900, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8882.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.59.