Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.05%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which rose 0.73% or 0.36 points to trade at 49.52 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 0.70% or 0.38 points to end at 54.60 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.53% or 0.110 points to 20.800 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 2.87% or 0.07 points to trade at 2.40 in late trade. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.29% or 0.54 points to end at 41.21 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 1.24% or 1.180 points to 93.900.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 63 to 62 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.16% to 13.31.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $72.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.50 to trade at $1202.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1340, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8918.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 96.59.