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Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.02%

Published 12/27/2017, 12:35 PM
Updated 12/27/2017, 12:36 PM
© Reuters.  Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.02%

© Reuters. Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.02%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.34% or 0.12 points to trade at 8.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 0.93% or 0.730 points to end at 79.210 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.74% or 0.135 points to 18.335 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 0.47% or 0.21 points to trade at 44.01 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 0.40% or 0.021 points to end at 5.273 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.39% or 0.060 points to 15.485.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 77 to 44 and 8 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.42% to 10.99.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.73% or 0.44 to $59.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.84% or 0.56 to hit $65.90 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.30 to trade at $1290.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.1900, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8882.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 92.59.

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