Netherlands Stock Market Update

Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, with gains in the Consumer Services, Financials, and Healthcare sectors leading the upward movement.

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

Best Performers

• Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG): +2.30% (0.62 points) to 27.56
• Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc): +1.94% (2.90 points) to 152.55
• DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR): +1.43% (1.70 points) to 120.65

Worst Performers

• Prosus (AS:PRX): -1.58% (0.53 points) to 32.62
• Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): -0.74% (0.24 points) to 32.31
• ASM International NV (AS:ASMI): -0.67% (4.00 points) to 589.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 45, with 17 ending unchanged.

Shares in Koninklijke Philips NV and DSM Firmenich AG reached 52-week highs at 27.56 and 120.65, respectively.

The AEX Volatility remained unchanged at 21.09.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for October delivery decreased 1.10% to $74.70 per barrel.
• Brent oil for November fell 1.12% to $77.78.
• Gold futures for December declined 0.50% to $2,540.20 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rate

• EUR/USD: down 0.57% to 1.11
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.50% to 100.96.