Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.45% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 1.59% or 0.310 points to trade at 19.865 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.63% or 0.095 points to end at 15.235 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 0.11% or 0.025 points to 23.665 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 2.40% or 0.93 points to trade at 37.88 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.92% or 4.40 points to end at 225.35 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 1.74% or 0.56 points to 31.98.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 88 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.55% to 13.28 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.90% or 0.40 to $44.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.07% or 0.50 to hit $47.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.52 to trade at $1249.42 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1372, while EUR/GBP fell 0.63% to 0.8793.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 95.80.