Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil&Gas, Consumer Goods and Technology Hardware&Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.67% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.86% or 4.26 points to trade at 153.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 2.53% or 0.570 points to end at 23.125 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 2.38% or 2.140 points to 92.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which fell 2.09% or 0.86 points to trade at 40.34 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) declined 1.37% or 0.380 points to end at 27.405 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 0.53% or 0.115 points to 21.635.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.53% or 0.570 to 23.125.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.27% to 15.19.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 4.29% or 2.57 to $57.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 4.12% or 2.89 to hit $67.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1202.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.49% to 1.1274, while EUR/GBP fell 0.68% to 0.8671.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 97.07.
