Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the rose 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the were DSM Firmenich AG (AS:), which rose 4.22% or 4.17 points to trade at 102.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon Ltd (AS:) added 2.23% or 0.13 points to end at 5.86 and ASM International NV (AS:) was up 1.62% or 11.20 points to 702.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:), which fell 1.51% or 1.42 points to trade at 92.46 at the close. Adyen NV (AS:) declined 0.97% or 11.60 points to end at 1,188.40 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:) was down 0.81% or 0.23 points to 28.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 30 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASM International NV (AS:) rose to all time highs; rising 1.62% or 11.20 to 702.40.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.73% or 0.58 to $80.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.76% or 0.64 to hit $84.89 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 14.95 to trade at $2,343.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.86.
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