Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 1.56% or 0.215 points to trade at 14.030 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 1.49% or 0.30 points to end at 20.45 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.10% or 0.760 points to 69.750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN), which fell 3.94% or 1.36 points to trade at 33.17 at the close. Vopak (AS:VOPA) declined 1.54% or 0.62 points to end at 39.99 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was down 1.07% or 0.265 points to 24.540.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 56 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.56% or 0.215 to 14.030. Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; rising 1.10% or 0.760 to 69.750.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.23% to 13.25.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 3.58% or 1.90 to $51.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 3.25% or 1.82 to hit $54.10 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 7.35 to trade at $1208.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.20% to 1.0545, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8675.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 102.11.