Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.30%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate , Construction & Materials and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which rose 3.81% or 25.60 points to trade at 698.10 at the close. Meanwhile, BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) added 3.06% or 3.20 points to end at 107.70 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) was up 2.04% or 0.55 points to 27.46 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL ), which fell 1.75% or 0.76 points to trade at 42.60 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR ) declined 1.48% or 1.80 points to end at 120.15 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) was down 1.24% or 0.52 points to 41.39.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 49 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.16% or 1.42 to $67.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.71% or 1.18 to hit $70.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.90 to trade at $2,544.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.

Source: Investing.com