Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.31%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Financials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ), which rose 2.30% or 0.62 points to trade at 27.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) added 1.94% or 2.90 points to end at 152.55 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR ) was up 1.43% or 1.70 points to 120.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX ), which fell 1.58% or 0.53 points to trade at 32.62 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL ) declined 0.74% or 0.24 points to end at 32.31 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 0.67% or 4.00 points to 589.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.30% or 0.62 to 27.56. Shares in DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR ) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.43% or 1.70 to 120.65.

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

Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.10% or 0.83 to $74.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.12% or 0.88 to hit $77.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 12.70 to trade at $2,540.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.50% at 100.96.

Source: Investing.com