Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Vopak (AS:VOPA), which rose 6.46% or 2.89 points to trade at 47.60 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 3.83% or 0.70 points to end at 19.00 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 2.62% or 0.14 points to 5.33 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which lost 4.07% or 3.59 points to trade at 84.66 in late trade. Gemalto (AS:GTO) declined 1.44% or 0.85 points to end at 58.15 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) shed 1.36% or 0.215 points to 15.620.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 93 to 68 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.05% to 17.94 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.95% or 0.83 to $43.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.98% or 0.87 to hit $44.90 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1255.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.1326, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.7878.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 94.28.