Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 1.99% or 0.64 points to trade at 32.53 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.79% or 0.460 points to end at 26.180 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.47% or 3.25 points to 223.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 1.22% or 0.30 points to trade at 24.64 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.00% or 0.36 points to end at 36.25 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.92% or 0.140 points to 15.030.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 47 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.43% to 12.25.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.41% or 1.39 to $56.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.08% or 1.31 to hit $61.55 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1266.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1794, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8821.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.56.