Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.66% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 4.64% or 0.11 points to trade at 2.43 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.79% or 0.063 points to end at 2.319 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.09% or 0.118 points to 10.964 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which lost 5.51% or 8.76 points to trade at 150.36 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 5.20% or 4.40 points to end at 80.26 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 4.77% or 1.240 points to 24.760.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 100 to 23 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.61% to 15.84 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.09% or 1.57 to $73.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.79% or 1.52 to hit $83.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1192.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.45% to 1.1542, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 95.06.