Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 2.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which fell 0.34% or 0.026 points to trade at 7.544 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WLSNc) fell 0.98% or 0.29 points to end at 29.77 and Boskalis Westmin (AMS:BOSN) was down 1.06% or 0.47 points to 43.97 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding (AMS:ASML), which lost 4.06% or 3.45 points to trade at 81.51 in late trade. OCI (AMS:OCI) declined 3.69% or 1.065 points to end at 27.830 and Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) shed 3.11% or 2.02 points to 63.02.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 190 to 22 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 7.91% to 22.53 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 4.20% or 1.81 to $41.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 3.25% or 1.58 to hit $47.23 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.11% or 12.40 to trade at $1129.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1068, while EUR/GBP rose 0.43% to 0.7072.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 96.84.