Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.88% or 0.27 points to trade at 14.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon (AS:AEGN) added 1.41% or 0.059 points to end at 4.235 and ING Groep NV (AS:ING) was up 0.86% or 0.090 points to 10.585 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DSM Kon (AS:DSMN), which fell 1.06% or 0.57 points to trade at 53.32 at the close. Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN) declined 0.82% or 0.16 points to end at 19.45 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.70% or 0.12 points to 17.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 86 to 78 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.78% to 32.23.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.30% or 0.65 to $49.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.32% or 0.67 to hit $49.95 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.12% or 1.55 to trade at $1270.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.67% to 1.1316, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.7693.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.51% at 93.68.