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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.59%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS: AD ), which rose 3.07% or 1.06 points to trade at 35.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Universal Music Group NV (AS: UMG ) added 2.30% or 0.55 points to end at 24.51 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ) was up 1.87% or 0.07 points to 4.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ), which fell 0.97% or 3.80 points to trade at 388.00 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ) declined 0.85% or 0.80 points to end at 93.18 and ASML Holding NV (AS: ASML ) was down 0.55% or 3.10 points to 561.10.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 44 and 6 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.04% or 1.90 to $64.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.60% or 1.72 to hit $67.98 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.00% or 0.14 to trade at $3,425.44 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.15, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.49% to 0.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 98.39.