Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology , Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Shell PLC (AS: SHEL ), which rose 1.90% or 0.64 points to trade at 34.01 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) added 1.77% or 0.72 points to end at 41.34 and ASR Nederland NV (AS: ASRNL ) was up 1.01% or 0.54 points to 54.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ), which fell 3.14% or 3.40 points to trade at 104.90 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS: ASML ) declined 2.59% or 17.50 points to end at 657.20 and Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ) was down 2.10% or 31.60 points to 1,472.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 53 to 41 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASR Nederland NV (AS: ASRNL ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.01% or 0.54 to 54.22.
The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.14% or 0.79 to $69.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.06% or 0.77 to hit $73.16 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.66 to trade at $3,051.64 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.30% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 104.01.