Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.94%

Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.94%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which rose 2.22% or 1.54 points to trade at 70.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 1.75% or 0.07 points to end at 3.96 and Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) was up 1.26% or 0.68 points to 54.62 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which fell 8.49% or 16.30 points to trade at 175.75 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 5.15% or 48.80 points to end at 898.60 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 4.57% or 2.66 points to 55.58.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 27 and 13 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.88% or 0.79 to $88.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $100.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.17% or 48.85 to trade at $4,138.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 102.06.