Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 1.75% or 0.66 points to trade at 38.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 1.25% or 0.09 points to end at 7.28 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.15% or 0.028 points to 2.460 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which fell 4.00% or 1.63 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 2.19% or 0.68 points to end at 30.32 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.93% or 1.540 points to 78.200.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 48 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) rose to all time highs; up 1.75% or 0.66 to 38.32.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.01% to 14.71.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.06% or 1.35 to $66.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.51% or 1.07 to hit $72.11 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.17% or 15.80 to trade at $1361.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.2381, while EUR/GBP rose 0.01% to 0.8717.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 89.14.