Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were DSM Kon (AS:DSMN), which rose 2.30% or 1.20 points to trade at 53.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Philips Kon (AS:PHG) added 1.68% or 0.41 points to end at 24.48 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.37% or 0.26 points to 18.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad (AS:RAND), which fell 2.21% or 1.05 points to trade at 46.60 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) declined 1.60% or 0.18 points to end at 11.36 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 0.93% or 0.59 points to 62.71.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 84 to 72 and 20 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.13% to 19.55.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.24% or 1.38 to $44.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.02% or 1.34 to hit $45.66 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.23% or 2.85 to trade at $1243.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1307, while EUR/GBP fell 0.48% to 0.7743.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 94.43.