Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 1.91% or 2.000 points to trade at 106.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 1.65% or 0.340 points to end at 20.910 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) was up 1.21% or 8.46 points to 708.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 1.94% or 0.290 points to trade at 14.662 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 1.57% or 0.158 points to end at 9.898 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 1.50% or 0.064 points to 4.203.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 53 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Relx PLC (AS:REL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.65% or 0.340 to 20.910.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.68% to 13.60.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.72% or 1.72 to $61.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.70% or 1.23 to hit $70.95 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.85 to trade at $1274.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1159, while EUR/GBP rose 0.24% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 97.887.