Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.15%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS: MT ), which rose 5.88% or 1.55 points to trade at 27.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) added 3.18% or 1.27 points to end at 41.27 and ING Groep NV (AS: INGA ) was up 1.74% or 0.32 points to 18.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS: REL ), which fell 2.45% or 1.12 points to trade at 44.58 at the close. ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) declined 1.41% or 7.40 points to end at 519.00 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS: AD ) was down 1.09% or 0.39 points to 35.37.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 42 and 11 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.71% or 1.12 to $66.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.73% or 1.16 to hit $68.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 6.85 to trade at $3,356.65 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.18, while EUR/GBP rose 0.78% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 96.53.