Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Signify NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 1.16% or 0.27 points to trade at 23.63 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 1.06% or 0.205 points to end at 19.490 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 0.86% or 0.18 points to 21.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 2.22% or 0.250 points to trade at 10.994 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.82% or 2.98 points to end at 160.94 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.79% or 1.620 points to 88.880.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 83 to 44 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.53% to 12.36 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.60% or 0.34 to $56.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $65.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.75 to trade at $1286.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.1309, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8587.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 96.795.