Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Basic Materials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.26% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which rose 0.55% or 7.00 points to trade at 1,275.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.45% or 0.02 points to end at 3.56 and Prosus (AS:PRX) was up 0.45% or 0.17 points to 37.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD), which fell 3.32% or 4.90 points to trade at 142.50 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) declined 2.23% or 2.55 points to end at 111.60 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was down 1.79% or 9.40 points to 514.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 28 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.24 to $68.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.39% or 0.28 to hit $72.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 16.70 to trade at $2,589.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.52% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 106.35.