Netherlands shares lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.82%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Oil&Gas sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.82% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which rose 2.62% or 2.02 points to trade at 79.00 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) added 0.92% or 1.05 points to end at 115.25 and Exor NV (AS:EXOR) was up 0.61% or 0.60 points to 98.65 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which lost 3.52% or 2.22 points to trade at 60.88 in late trade. Randstad NV (AS:RAND) declined 2.47% or 1.09 points to end at 43.08 and Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) shed 2.31% or 1.32 points to 55.82.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 75 to 24 and 8 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.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.69% or 1.21 to $70.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.67% or 1.27 to hit $74.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.95% or 26.30 to trade at $2,733.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.20% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.16% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 104.31.