Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN), which rose 4.91% or 1.46 points to trade at 31.09 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 4.36% or 0.189 points to end at 4.520 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 1.22% or 0.173 points to 14.393 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 1.57% or 0.27 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) declined 1.40% or 0.15 points to end at 10.54 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was down 0.98% or 0.43 points to 43.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 100 to 59 and 17 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.54% to 33.86.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.68% or 0.33 to $48.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.26% or 0.63 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1287.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1239, while EUR/GBP fell 0.08% to 0.7933.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 94.84.