Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever NV (AS:UNc), which rose 1.99% or 0.76 points to trade at 38.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) added 1.67% or 3.60 points to end at 219.50 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.21% or 0.88 points to 73.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NN Group (AS:NN), which fell 2.37% or 0.76 points to trade at 31.35 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 2.27% or 0.310 points to end at 13.350 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.42% or 0.32 points to 21.93.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 55 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.85% to 15.19.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.40% or 0.21 to $52.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.31% or 0.17 to hit $55.22 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 8.45 to trade at $1244.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.0702, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8542.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.11.