Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Consumer Services and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 4.53% or 0.157 points to trade at 3.623 at the close. NN Group (AS:NN) added 3.40% or 0.92 points to end at 27.99 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.97% or 0.36 points to 18.66 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which lost 4.10% or 9.75 points to trade at 227.90 in late trade. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 2.38% or 0.385 points to end at 15.760 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) shed 2.23% or 0.85 points to 37.22.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 95 to 79 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.33% to 17.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.32% or 1.13 to $49.82 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.12% or 1.08 to hit $51.95 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.35% or 4.45 to trade at $1265.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1202, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.18.