Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which rose 1.37% or 0.38 points to trade at 27.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad (AS:RAND) added 1.19% or 0.56 points to end at 47.48 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was up 0.63% or 0.025 points to 3.983 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DSM Kon (AS:DSMN), which fell 3.77% or 2.31 points to trade at 58.95 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 3.58% or 2.83 points to end at 76.17 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was down 3.03% or 6.95 points to 222.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 108 to 66 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philips Kon (AS:PHG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.37% or 0.38 to 27.68.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.41% to 17.38.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.18% or 0.59 to $49.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.46% or 0.74 to hit $50.05 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.40% or 5.05 to trade at $1268.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.24% to 1.0915, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8925.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 98.57.