© Reuters. Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.80%Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the added 0.80% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which rose 5.86% or 0.744 points to trade at 13.440 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:) added 2.10% or 0.89 points to end at 43.20 and ASML Holding NV (AS:) was up 1.71% or 3.45 points to 204.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:), which fell 1.11% or 1.700 points to trade at 151.300 at the close. Akzo Nobel NV (AS:) declined 0.49% or 0.40 points to end at 81.14 and Relx PLC (AS:) was down 0.36% or 0.080 points to 22.060.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 92 to 36 and 11 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 9.36% to 14.97 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 4.26% or 2.30 to $56.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 4.09% or 2.38 to hit $60.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 8.45 to trade at $1564.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.55% to 1.1032, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.9035.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 98.393.
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