Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.02%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials , Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ), which rose 2.28% or 14.00 points to trade at 628.20 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ) added 2.14% or 15.70 points to end at 748.10 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) was up 1.11% or 1.60 points to 145.55 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which fell 2.04% or 0.47 points to trade at 22.52 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA ) declined 1.59% or 0.25 points to end at 15.76 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd ) was down 1.34% or 0.22 points to 15.81.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 33 and 13 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $75.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $79.25 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 9.64 to trade at $2,768.84 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 108.03.

Source: Investing.com