Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.02%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 1.16% or 0.05 points to trade at 4.70 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.00% or 0.18 points to end at 18.75 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 0.84% or 0.30 points to 36.11 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa), which lost 2.76% or 0.62 points to trade at 21.84 in late trade. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 1.65% or 0.057 points to end at 3.393 and ING Groep NV (AS:ING) shed 1.64% or 0.170 points to 10.210.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 113 to 48 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.45% to 23.94.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.30% or 0.13 to $43.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.38% or 0.17 to hit $44.80 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.88% or 11.35 to trade at $1280.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1493, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.7930.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 93.25.