Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.26%

    investing.com 03/12/2024 - 17:05 PM

    Netherlands Stock Market Update

    Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, with gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology, and Industrials sectors leading the rise in shares.

    At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.26% to reach a new 1-month high.

    Best Performers

    The top performers of the session on the AEX were:
    ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML): +2.08% (up 13.80 points to 677.90)
    BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI): +1.75% (up 2.00 points to 116.00)
    Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): +1.64% (up 0.50 points to 31.04)

    Worst Performers

    The worst performers of the session were:
    NN Group NV (AS:NN): -2.31% (down 1.01 points to 42.63)
    Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG): -1.91% (down 0.49 points to 25.11)
    Heineken (AS:HEIN): -1.08% (down 0.76 points to 69.88)

    Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 59 to 47, with 3 ending unchanged.

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

    Commodities Update

    Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.97% (up 2.02 to $70.12 a barrel). In commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery rose 2.65% (up 1.90 to $73.73 a barrel), while February Gold Futures increased 0.44% (up 11.74 to $2,670.24 a troy ounce).

    Currency Update

    • EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05
    • EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83
    • The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 106.22.



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