Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad (AS:RAND), which rose 2.26% or 1.05 points to trade at 47.59 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 2.17% or 0.38 points to end at 17.68 and KPN Kon (AS:KPN) was up 2.02% or 0.072 points to 3.645 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which fell 2.73% or 0.30 points to trade at 10.85 at the close. Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN) declined 1.35% or 0.27 points to end at 19.80 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.96% or 0.20 points to 21.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 101 to 62 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.63% to 22.17.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 2.44% or 0.96 to $38.43 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.03% or 0.83 to hit $40.04 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.52% or 18.60 to trade at $1240.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.56% to 1.1260, while EUR/GBP fell 0.20% to 0.7839.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.59% at 95.42.