Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.06% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 4.19% or 0.90 points to trade at 22.40 at the close. Meanwhile, SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) added 1.28% or 0.20 points to end at 15.40 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.01% or 2.30 points to 229.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad (AS:RAND), which fell 1.53% or 0.86 points to trade at 55.33 at the close. Vopak (AS:VOPA) declined 1.23% or 0.51 points to end at 40.92 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.69% or 0.550 points to 78.850.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 84 to 45 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice NV (AS:ATCA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.19% or 0.90 to 22.40.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.92% to 12.69 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.47% or 0.23 to $49.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.35% or 0.18 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.96% or 12.28 to trade at $1265.22 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.72% to 1.0945, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8525.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 98.63.