Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV (AS:UNc), which rose 1.76% or 0.69 points to trade at 40.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Philips Kon (AS:PHG) added 1.65% or 0.38 points to end at 23.14 and ASML Holding (AS:ASML) was up 1.58% or 1.36 points to 87.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 4.20% or 0.200 points to trade at 4.560 at the close. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 2.27% or 0.076 points to end at 3.271 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.28% or 0.600 points to 46.400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 101 to 64 and 17 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.11% to 30.76.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.52% or 0.76 to $49.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.50% or 0.76 to hit $49.89 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.64% or 21.15 to trade at $1270.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.58% to 1.1249, while EUR/GBP fell 0.34% to 0.7674.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.44% at 94.09.