Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.37% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 6.85% or 2.68 points to trade at 41.83 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 4.43% or 1.195 points to end at 28.195 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 2.37% or 0.76 points to 32.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 2.40% or 0.20 points to trade at 7.98 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 2.06% or 3.50 points to end at 166.25 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) shed 1.86% or 0.047 points to 2.474.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 81 to 39 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.91% to 11.23 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.76% or 1.17 to $67.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.49% or 1.07 to hit $72.65 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 5.00 to trade at $1354.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.2386, while EUR/GBP rose 0.57% to 0.8708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 89.29.