Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.06%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 1.99% or 0.64 points to trade at 32.53 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.79% or 0.460 points to end at 26.180 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 1.47% or 3.25 points to 223.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which lost 1.22% or 0.30 points to trade at 24.64 in late trade. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.00% or 0.36 points to end at 36.25 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 0.92% or 0.140 points to 15.030.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 47 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.43% to 12.25.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.41% or 1.39 to $56.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 2.10% or 1.32 to hit $61.54 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1266.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1794, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8821.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 93.56.