Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 3.62% or 0.69 points to trade at 19.88 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 2.54% or 0.266 points to end at 10.748 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 2.30% or 0.540 points to 23.980 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW), which fell 3.29% or 5.04 points to trade at 147.96 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 2.96% or 2.580 points to end at 84.540 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 1.64% or 2.72 points to 163.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 64 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.30% or 0.540 to 23.980.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.05% to 14.78.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.98% or 0.59 to $59.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.39% or 0.26 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 5.15 to trade at $1316.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1259, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.352.