Netherlands Stocks Decline

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks fell after the close on Wednesday, driven down by losses in the Healthcare, Technology, and Telecoms sectors.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX index lost 1.49%, reaching a new one-month low.

Best Performers

• ASM International NV (AS:ASMI): +5.42% (+28.00 points) to 544.60

Notable Declines

• Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): -0.25% (-0.08 points) to 30.13
• Randstad NV (AS:RAND): -0.86% (-0.37 points) to 42.57

Worst Performers

• Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG): -3.43% (-0.86 points) to 24.23
• ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML): -3.24% (-21.20 points) to 634.00
• Prosus (AS:PRX): -2.79% (-1.12 points) to 39.09

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 80 to 27, with 5 remaining unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, remained stagnant at 21.09.

Commodities Update

• Crude Oil (December delivery): +2.01% (+1.35) to $68.56/barrel
• Brent Oil (January delivery): +1.92% (+1.36) to $72.09/barrel
• Gold (December Futures): +0.57% (+15.90) to $2,797.00/troy ounce

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.09
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84

The US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.23% to 103.96.