Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which rose 0.68% or 0.60 points to trade at 88.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx NV (AS:RELN) added 0.48% or 0.090 points to end at 18.685 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) was up 0.20% or 0.10 points to 50.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.68% or 0.945 points to trade at 24.725 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) declined 2.23% or 0.680 points to end at 29.800 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was down 2.19% or 0.89 points to 39.68.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 82 to 44 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 11.55% to 12.89.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.25% or 1.67 to $72.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 3.20% or 2.52 to hit $76.34 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.00 to trade at $1246.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.31% to 1.1708, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8851.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 94.19.