Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 4.07% or 0.88 points to trade at 22.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.73% or 0.063 points to end at 2.367 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 1.98% or 0.72 points to 37.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 0.80% or 0.03 points to trade at 3.35 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 0.63% or 0.155 points to end at 24.485 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.32% or 0.07 points to 22.13.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 48 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.98% or 0.72 to 37.00.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.46% to 14.31.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.15% or 0.11 to $73.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $77.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.06% or 13.20 to trade at $1254.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1645, while EUR/GBP fell 0.12% to 0.8845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 94.44.
