Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.00%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which rose 1.74% or 0.45 points to trade at 26.02 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.32% or 0.23 points to end at 17.65 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.97% or 0.105 points to 10.875 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 2.13% or 0.122 points to trade at 5.596 in late trade. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 1.07% or 0.032 points to end at 2.949 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) shed 0.71% or 0.10 points to 13.37.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 84 to 74 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.13% to 17.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.97% or 1.43 to $46.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.88% or 0.94 to hit $49.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.13% or 15.15 to trade at $1330.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.41% to 1.1260, while EUR/GBP fell 0.69% to 0.8506.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 94.75.