Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the AEX Oil & Gas, AEX Technology and AEX Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Exor NV (AS:EXOR), which rose 1.51% or 1.40 points to trade at 93.85 at the close. NN Group NV (AS:NN) added 1.33% or 0.60 points to end at 45.60 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 1.24% or 9.80 points to 799.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 2.30% or 0.77 points to trade at 32.45 in late trade. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) declined 1.11% or 1.30 points to end at 116.30 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) down 0.49% or 0.26 points to 53.12.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 65 to 34 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
Shares in Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) fell to 3-year lows; down 0.49% or 0.26 to 53.12.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.87% or 0.68 to $77.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.35% or 0.28 to hit $80.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.00% or 25.20 to trade at $2,482.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.32.