Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.86% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 3.00% or 5.70 points to trade at 195.80 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 2.28% or 0.18 points to end at 8.18 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 2.07% or 3.45 points to 169.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which lost 2.40% or 0.92 points to trade at 37.42 in late trade. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 0.46% or 0.088 points to end at 18.862 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) shed 0.36% or 0.09 points to 24.76.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 83 to 38 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.63% to 11.69.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.05% or 0.03 to $66.19 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.13% or 0.09 to hit $71.33 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1347.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.2349, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8640.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 89.33.