Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate , Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad NV (AS:RAND ), which rose 1.11% or 0.48 points to trade at 43.62 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ) added 0.72% or 0.15 points to end at 21.10 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN ) was up 0.33% or 0.02 points to 5.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD ), which fell 2.23% or 3.50 points to trade at 153.75 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) declined 2.15% or 3.40 points to end at 155.05 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 1.82% or 10.40 points to 560.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 31 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.63% or 0.44 to $69.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.65% or 0.48 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 4.10 to trade at $2,596.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 100.58.
Source: Investing.com