Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.26% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 1.21% or 0.25 points to trade at 20.83 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) added 1.13% or 1.25 points to end at 111.75 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.81% or 0.24 points to 29.84 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which lost 9.43% or 65.40 points to trade at 627.80 in late trade. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) declined 8.49% or 13.05 points to end at 140.65 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) shed 3.50% or 0.13 points to 3.64.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 69 to 30 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.97% or 0.75 to $77.71 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.95% or 0.77 to hit $81.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 14.85 to trade at $2,422.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.96.