Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 2.74% or 0.130 points to trade at 4.880 at the close. Meanwhile, SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) added 2.10% or 0.24 points to end at 11.65 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.93% or 0.44 points to 23.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which fell 1.82% or 0.43 points to trade at 23.50 at the close. Randstad (AS:RAND) declined 1.77% or 0.85 points to end at 47.38 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was down 1.72% or 0.076 points to 4.349.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 116 to 48 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.44% to 21.42.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.65% or 0.83 to $51.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.91% or 0.98 to hit $52.42 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.30% or 16.25 to trade at $1263.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.41% to 1.1405, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.7838.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.38% at 93.48.