Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which rose 1.74% or 0.45 points to trade at 26.02 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.32% or 0.23 points to end at 17.65 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.97% or 0.105 points to 10.875 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 2.13% or 0.122 points to trade at 5.596 at the close. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 1.07% or 0.032 points to end at 2.949 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was down 0.71% or 0.10 points to 13.37.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 84 to 74 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philips Kon (AS:PHG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.74% or 0.45 to 26.02.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.13% to 17.32.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.99% or 1.44 to $46.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.88% or 0.94 to hit $49.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.13% or 15.15 to trade at $1330.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.41% to 1.1260, while EUR/GBP fell 0.70% to 0.8505.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 94.75.