Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the AEX Health Care, AEX Technology and AEX Telecommunications sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which rose 5.42% or 28.00 points to trade at 544.60 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) fell 0.25% or 0.08 points to end at 30.13 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 0.86% or 0.37 points to 42.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 3.43% or 0.86 points to trade at 24.23 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 3.24% or 21.20 points to end at 634.00 and Prosus (AS:PRX) down 2.79% or 1.12 points to 39.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 80 to 27 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.96% or 1.32 to $68.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.88% or 1.33 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 16.20 to trade at $2,797.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.52% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 103.96.