AEX at 1,133.14 Points, Up 0.06% at European Midday
Published on 11/11/2026 at 13:26 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSAEX Holds Above Tuesday's Close
- The AEX stood at 1,133.14 points at 13:43 Berlin time on Wednesday, up 0.06 percent from Tuesday's close.
- Semiconductor stocks led the early Amsterdam advance, while ABN AMRO raised its full-year 2026 net interest income outlook.
- Asian technology shares and firmer US equity futures supported the broader risk tone, although higher US inflation kept rate concerns in focus.
The AEX was trading at 1,133.14 points at 12:43 GMT+1 on Wednesday, November 11, equivalent to 13:43 in Berlin and within the configured reporting window. The index was up 0.06 percent from Tuesday's closing level of 1,132.44 points, calculated against the last completed Amsterdam session. The market remained open, so the reading is an intraday level rather than a closing value. The current level and timestamp were reported by Yahoo Finance.
Chip stocks remain the main support
Semiconductor shares provided the clearest early lift in Amsterdam. De Aandeelhouder reported that ASMI, BE Semiconductor Industries and ASML gained between 3 and 5 percent shortly after the opening, when the AEX was 0.9 percent higher at 1,142.41 points. The index subsequently gave back most of that initial advance, leaving the midday reading only marginally above the previous close.
ABN AMRO also remained in focus after reporting third-quarter results and raising its 2026 net interest income outlook to more than 6.9 billion euros from 6.8 billion euros. The update was included in the morning market briefing from De Aandeelhouder. For investors, the combination of technology exposure and financial stocks leaves the index sensitive to both growth sentiment and interest-rate expectations.
Asia stronger, Wall Street still in focus
Asian markets supplied a constructive backdrop for European technology shares. According to The Associated Press, Taiwan's Taiex rose 3.6 percent, Japan's Nikkei 225 gained 1.3 percent and South Korea's Kospi advanced 2.4 percent, with semiconductor shares among the stronger performers. The gains followed solid technology demand signals from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
US index futures were also higher before the Wall Street open, with Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.8 percent in the market preview reported by Upstox. However, the same report noted that October US consumer prices rose 0.4 percent month over month against expectations of 0.3 percent, keeping the prospect of a December Federal Reserve rate increase central to the market backdrop. The AEX therefore enters the afternoon with a modest gain, but with technology momentum balanced by elevated rate sensitivity.
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