Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.45% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 1.59% or 0.310 points to trade at 19.865 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.63% or 0.095 points to end at 15.235 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 0.11% or 0.025 points to 23.665 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which lost 2.40% or 0.93 points to trade at 37.88 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.92% or 4.40 points to end at 225.35 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 1.74% or 0.56 points to 31.98.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 88 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.55% to 13.28 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.90% or 0.40 to $44.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.07% or 0.50 to hit $47.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.51 to trade at $1249.41 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1372, while EUR/GBP fell 0.63% to 0.8793.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 95.80.