Netherlands Stocks Update

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.19% to hit a new 1-month high.

Best Performers

1. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI): +5.00% (5.80 points) to 121.80
2. Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN): +2.78% (39.00 points) to 1,440.80
3. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL): +2.42% (1.09 points) to 46.07

Worst Performers

1. Heineken (AS:HEIN): -1.55% (1.08 points) to 68.80
2. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT): -1.34% (0.32 points) to 23.63
3. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): -0.84% (0.26 points) to 30.78

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 59 to 37, and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Heineken fell to 5-year lows, losing 1.55% to 68.80.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged at 21.09.

Commodities

• Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.90% (0.63) to $69.31 a barrel.
• Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.76% (0.56) to $73.06 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.26% (6.81) to $2,674.71 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 106.16.