Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.12% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad (AS:RAND), which rose 4.00% or 2.21 points to trade at 57.51 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.81% or 0.110 points to end at 13.670 and NN Group (AS:NN) was up 0.69% or 0.22 points to 32.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 0.96% or 0.71 points to trade at 72.95 at the close. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 0.77% or 0.020 points to end at 2.584 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 0.76% or 0.490 points to 63.990.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 57 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad (AS:RAND) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.00% or 2.21 to 57.51.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.10% to 13.35.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.45% or 0.24 to $53.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.65% or 0.36 to hit $55.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.65 to trade at $1225.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.0567, while EUR/GBP rose 0.33% to 0.8488.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.35.