Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.41%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 4.76% or 1.02 points to trade at 22.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Prosus (AS:PRX ) added 4.57% or 1.57 points to end at 35.78 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG ) was up 2.39% or 0.54 points to 23.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:REL ), which fell 0.91% or 0.40 points to trade at 43.54 at the close. Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) declined 0.87% or 0.38 points to end at 43.11 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ) was down 0.76% or 10.60 points to 1,375.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 45 and 11 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.41% or 0.99 to $71.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.43% or 1.05 to hit $74.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.80% or 21.10 to trade at $2,673.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 100.27.

Source: Investing.com