Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the added 1.39%.
The best performers of the session on the were ASML Holding NV (AS:), which rose 5.56% or 44.80 points to trade at 850.50 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:) added 4.45% or 27.00 points to end at 633.60 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:) was up 3.29% or 0.70 points to 21.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:), which fell 1.70% or 0.45 points to trade at 26.08 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:) declined 1.59% or 2.50 points to end at 155.10 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:) was down 1.23% or 0.20 points to 16.11.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 37 and 17 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 3.53% or 2.64 to $77.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.02% or 2.36 to hit $80.43 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 16.25 to trade at $2,468.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.96.
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