Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 3.99% or 0.118 points to trade at 3.072 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 3.10% or 1.34 points to end at 44.71 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was up 1.81% or 0.64 points to 36.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 1.93% or 0.435 points to trade at 22.050 in late trade. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 0.31% or 0.07 points to end at 20.93 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) shed 0.29% or 0.014 points to 4.751.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 75 to 51 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.66% to 11.29.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.69% or 0.81 to $48.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.43% or 0.72 to hit $50.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 3.96 to trade at $1248.14 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1629, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8912.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.03.