Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Ahold Kon (AMS:AHLN), which rose 5.87% or 1.07 points to trade at 19.29 at the close. Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) added 3.05% or 0.30 points to end at 10.30 and Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) was up 1.19% or 0.18 points to 15.79 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice SA (AMS:ATCE), which lost 2.55% or 3.00 points to trade at 114.50 in late trade. Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) declined 1.66% or 3.80 points to end at 225.20 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) shed 0.86% or 0.23 points to 26.54.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 139 to 104 and 3 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.42% to 20.71.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.94% or 1.19 to $60.07 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 2.07% or 1.35 to hit $64.14 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.55% or 6.60 to trade at $1187.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.00% to 1.1264, while EUR/GBP rose 1.07% to 0.7345.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.64% at 95.38.