Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 2.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which fell 0.34% or 0.026 points to trade at 7.544 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WLSNc) fell 0.98% or 0.29 points to end at 29.77 and Boskalis Westmin (AMS:BOSN) was down 1.06% or 0.47 points to 43.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding (AMS:ASML), which fell 4.06% or 3.45 points to trade at 81.51 at the close. OCI (AMS:OCI) declined 3.69% or 1.065 points to end at 27.830 and Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) was down 3.11% or 2.02 points to 63.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 190 to 22 and 5 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 7.91% to 22.53 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 4.04% or 1.74 to $41.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 3.17% or 1.54 to hit $47.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.11% or 12.40 to trade at $1129.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1067, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.7072.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 96.83.