Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 1.92% or 0.047 points to trade at 2.490 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) added 0.56% or 0.26 points to end at 45.85 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.51% or 0.102 points to 19.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which fell 3.35% or 1.04 points to trade at 30.05 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.15% or 0.905 points to end at 27.815 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) was down 2.46% or 2.16 points to 85.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 39 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.46% to 13.09.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.12% or 0.08 to $67.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.38% or 0.28 to hit $73.58 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 9.50 to trade at $1323.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.2180, while EUR/GBP fell 0.16% to 0.8737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 90.94.