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Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.17%

Published 07/19/2017, 12:35 PM
Updated 07/19/2017, 12:35 PM
© Reuters.  Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.17%

© Reuters. Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 1.17%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 5.79% or 7.10 points to trade at 129.80 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.55% or 0.560 points to end at 22.535 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.38% or 0.69 points to 50.24 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 3.43% or 2.290 points to trade at 64.500 at the close. Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 29.91 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.03% or 0.005 points to 15.430.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 88 to 32 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) rose to all time highs; rising 5.79% or 7.10 to 129.80.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.82% to 11.21.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.03% or 0.48 to $46.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.11% or 0.54 to hit $49.38 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.06 to trade at $1240.84 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.30% to 1.1519, while EUR/GBP fell 0.25% to 0.8837.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.57.

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