Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.30%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Construction&Materials and Food Producers sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.30%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 3.81% or 25.60 points to trade at 698.10 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) added 3.06% or 3.20 points to end at 107.70 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 2.04% or 0.55 points to 27.46 in late trade.

Biggest losers included ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which lost 1.75% or 0.76 points to trade at 42.60 in late trade. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) declined 1.48% or 1.80 points to end at 120.15 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) shed 1.24% or 0.52 points to 41.39.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 49 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.33% or 1.53 to $67.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.82% or 1.26 to hit $70.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 1.25 to trade at $2,544.35 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.