Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.27% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 2.85% or 0.150 points to trade at 5.407 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.89% or 0.905 points to end at 48.700 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was up 1.48% or 0.66 points to 44.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad (AS:RAND), which fell 4.54% or 1.80 points to trade at 37.88 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 2.11% or 0.28 points to end at 13.24 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was down 1.27% or 0.48 points to 37.66.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 90 to 76 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.31% to 17.36.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.02% or 0.44 to $42.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $44.92 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1327.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.0989, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8367.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.17.