Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Support Services and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Boskalis Westmin (AMS:BOSN), which rose 0.49% or 0.23 points to trade at 47.16 at the close. Meanwhile, Unibail-Rodamco (AMS:UNBP) added 0.40% or 1.00 points to end at 253.35 and Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) was up 0.29% or 0.30 points to 104.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa), which fell 4.39% or 1.26 points to trade at 27.44 at the close. KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) declined 1.70% or 0.057 points to end at 3.288 and Aalberts Industries (AMS:AALB) was down 1.56% or 0.47 points to 29.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 136 to 114 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) rose to all time highs; up 0.29% or 0.30 to 104.55.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.10% to 18.29.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 5.80% or 3.13 to $50.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 4.51% or 2.67 to hit $56.44 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.59% or 7.10 to trade at $1203.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.0810, while EUR/GBP fell 0.73% to 0.7250.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 98.03.