Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 1.18% or 0.28 points to trade at 24.06 at the close. Meanwhile, DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) added 0.67% or 0.70 points to end at 105.55 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 0.63% or 0.36 points to 57.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad NV (AS:RAND), which fell 3.78% or 1.67 points to trade at 42.48 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.38% or 0.52 points to end at 21.37 and IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) was down 1.54% or 2.05 points to 131.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 22 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad NV (AS:RAND) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.78% or 1.67 to 42.48.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.27% or 0.22 to $80.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $84.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 18.00 to trade at $2,312.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 105.68.