Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.81% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 34.57% or 11.71 points to trade at 45.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 8.46% or 0.69 points to end at 8.83 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.94% or 0.525 points to 27.630 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which fell 4.06% or 9.10 points to trade at 215.00 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 3.01% or 2.290 points to end at 73.750 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was down 0.80% or 0.34 points to 42.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 77 to 40 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.35% to 10.05 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.33% or 0.77 to $57.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.58% or 1.02 to hit $63.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 3.70 to trade at $1243.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.1735, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.8806.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 94.09.