Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.38% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 10.33% or 0.98 points to trade at 10.42 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 2.44% or 0.132 points to end at 5.536 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.88% or 0.550 points to 29.750 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which lost 1.26% or 0.232 points to trade at 18.250 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.84% or 1.80 points to end at 211.60 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) shed 0.68% or 0.020 points to 2.900.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 82 to 41 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.75% to 10.07.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.64% or 1.01 to $62.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.22% or 0.83 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 8.50 to trade at $1311.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.40% to 1.1920, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8812.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 92.33.