Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.99% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 3.92% or 1.42 points to trade at 37.66 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.96% or 0.755 points to end at 26.275 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 2.65% or 1.44 points to 55.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which lost 1.30% or 0.032 points to trade at 2.432 in late trade. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.02% or 0.42 points to end at 40.73 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) shed 0.68% or 0.32 points to 46.01.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 79 to 43 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.24% to 14.56.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.89% or 1.83 to $65.25 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.91% or 2.00 to hit $70.65 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 3.00 to trade at $1343.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.2343, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 89.39.