Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN), which rose 2.55% or 0.82 points to trade at 32.91 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon (AS:AEGN) added 2.41% or 0.085 points to end at 3.619 and NN Group (AS:NN) was up 2.21% or 0.52 points to 24.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which fell 4.36% or 0.134 points to trade at 2.942 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 1.57% or 0.34 points to end at 21.68 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) was down 1.04% or 0.43 points to 41.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 105 to 60 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in KPN Kon (AS:KPN) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.36% or 0.134 to 2.942.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.60% to 17.81.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.35% or 1.01 to $41.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.54% or 1.15 to hit $44.08 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 5.45 to trade at $1333.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.0992, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8375.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 97.30.