Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.46%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.46%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD), which rose 1.65% or 2.30 points to trade at 141.50 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 1.28% or 7.20 points to end at 570.00 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.24% or 0.49 points to 40.05 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 0.98% or 0.39 points to trade at 38.90 at the close. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) declined 0.18% or 0.01 points to end at 5.61 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) was down 0.06% or 0.05 points to 88.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 72 to 21 and 12 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.34% or 0.93 to $70.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.22% or 0.88 to hit $73.20 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.31 to trade at $2,631.51 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 108.00.