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.