Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:), which rose 1.18% or 0.28 points to trade at 24.06 at the close. Meanwhile, DSM Firmenich AG (AS:) added 0.67% or 0.70 points to end at 105.55 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:) was up 0.63% or 0.36 points to 57.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad NV (AS:), which fell 3.78% or 1.67 points to trade at 42.48 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) declined 2.38% or 0.52 points to end at 21.37 and IMCD NV (AS:) was down 1.54% or 2.05 points to 131.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 22 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad NV (AS:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.78% or 1.67 to 42.48.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.27% or 0.22 to $80.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $84.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 18.00 to trade at $2,312.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 105.68.
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