Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 3.97% or 0.17 points to trade at 4.35 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 3.50% or 0.47 points to end at 13.73 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 1.32% or 0.45 points to 34.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which lost 2.89% or 0.52 points to trade at 17.49 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.51% or 3.60 points to end at 234.65 and Philips Kon (AS:PHG) shed 1.39% or 0.33 points to 23.09.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 85 to 83 and 4 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.07% to 21.16.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.96% or 1.32 to $45.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.60% or 1.64 to hit $47.16 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.60% or 7.65 to trade at $1272.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.51% to 1.1430, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.7902.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 93.77.