Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which rose 2.21% or 2.05 points to trade at 94.87 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 1.85% or 0.107 points to end at 5.886 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.06% or 0.245 points to 23.275 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO), which fell 2.42% or 1.50 points to trade at 60.57 at the close. Philips Kon (AS:PHG) declined 1.16% or 0.31 points to end at 26.32 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) was down 0.90% or 0.51 points to 56.22.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 111 to 63 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.90% to 16.62.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 3.02% or 1.52 to $51.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.50% or 1.29 to hit $52.97 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.59% or 7.45 to trade at $1270.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.0964, while EUR/GBP rose 0.08% to 0.8934.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 97.92.