Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.00%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which rose 2.18% or 0.59 points to trade at 27.90 at the close. DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) added 1.76% or 1.00 points to end at 57.76 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 0.95% or 0.15 points to 16.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Randstad (AS:RAND), which lost 2.69% or 1.35 points to trade at 48.91 in late trade. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 1.20% or 0.155 points to end at 12.805 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) shed 0.93% or 0.19 points to 20.34.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 94 to 76 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.62% to 18.06.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.19% or 0.09 to $48.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.08% or 0.04 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.84% or 22.25 to trade at $1188.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.0562, while EUR/GBP fell 0.94% to 0.8472.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 101.62.