Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Support Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which rose 2.88% or 0.26 points to trade at 9.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) added 1.83% or 0.52 points to end at 28.94 and Randstad (AMS:RAND) was up 1.49% or 0.85 points to 57.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding (AMS:ASML), which fell 2.82% or 2.65 points to trade at 91.40 at the close. Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) declined 1.49% or 1.60 points to end at 105.80 and NN Group (AMS:NN) was down 1.21% or 0.33 points to 26.89.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 128 to 119 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad (AMS:RAND) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 1.49% or 0.85 to 57.85.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.34% to 17.66.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 4.62% or 2.46 to $55.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 4.26% or 2.54 to hit $62.35 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.30% or 3.60 to trade at $1196.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.0608, while EUR/GBP fell 0.40% to 0.7180.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 99.16.