Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.85%.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which lost 3.35% or 1.04 points to trade at 30.05 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.15% or 0.905 points to end at 27.815 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) shed 2.46% or 2.16 points to 85.70.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 85 to 39 and 6 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.46% to 13.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.12% or 0.08 to $67.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, 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 0.17% to 0.8736.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 90.94.