Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods , Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.30% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Universal Music Group NV (AS: UMG ), which rose 2.97% or 0.70 points to trade at 24.24 at the close. Meanwhile, IMCD NV (AS: IMCD ) added 2.12% or 3.10 points to end at 149.55 and ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) was up 1.30% or 6.80 points to 528.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS: PHG ), which fell 1.00% or 0.25 points to trade at 24.78 at the close. Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) declined 0.91% or 0.39 points to end at 42.65 and Shell PLC (AS: SHEL ) was down 0.84% or 0.26 points to 30.53.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 37 and 7 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.00% or 1.37 to $69.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.50% or 1.08 to hit $73.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 38.11 to trade at $2,756.51 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 106.24.