Amsterdam's equity market closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with the AEX index finishing the session up 0.16%.
Sector strength in Financials, Basic Materials and Technology supported the advance, according to closing figures from the exchange. By the final bell, the headline AEX had added 0.16% to its value.
The session's top gainers on the AEX included Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which climbed 3.16% - an increase of 31.80 points - to finish at 1,038.60. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) also posted solid gains, rising 2.44% or 0.75 points to close at 31.31. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) was up 1.77%, adding 3.35 points to end the day at 192.50.
On the downside, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) led decliners, dropping 2.55% or 1.78 points to settle at 68.00. CVC Capital Partners PLC (AS:CVC) fell 2.50%, losing 0.35 points to finish at 13.65, and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) was down 1.96%, a decline of 0.70 points to 34.96 in late trade.
Market breadth was mixed at the close, with 60 stocks falling compared with 39 that advanced, and 4 issues left unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) moved to a five-year high during the session, with the stock up 2.44% or 0.75 to 31.31 at the close.
The AEX Volatility measure, which reflects implied option volatility for the AEX, was unchanged on the session, holding steady at 21.09.
Commodities and currency moves accompanied the equity action. October delivery crude oil gained 0.60%, rising 0.54 to trade at $90.76 a barrel. Brent futures for November delivery increased 0.97%, up 0.92 to $95.57 a barrel. The December gold futures contract rose 0.49%, adding 21.44 to trade at $4,417.84 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange trading, the EUR/USD pair was essentially unchanged, moving 0.01% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was also effectively flat, up 0.09% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.13% to 99.50.
Taken together, the day's data show a market that ended marginally higher but with uneven participation. Financials, Basic Materials and Technology names provided the upward impetus, while individual stock-level weakness among several names weighed on breadth figures.
Below are the key market figures referenced in the session's close:
- AEX: +0.16%
- ADYEN: +3.16% (1,038.60)
- INGA: +2.44% (31.31)
- BESI: +1.77% (192.50)
- WLSNc: -2.55% (68.00)
- CVC: -2.50% (13.65)
- SBMO: -1.96% (34.96)
- AEX Volatility: 21.09 (unchanged)
- Crude (Oct): $90.76/bbl (+0.60%)
- Brent (Nov): $95.57/bbl (+0.97%)
- Gold (Dec): $4,417.84/oz (+0.49%)
- EUR/USD: 1.16 (unchanged)
- EUR/GBP: 0.86 (unchanged)
- US Dollar Index Futures: 99.50 (-0.13%)
The market closed with modest gains on headline measures but with contrasts between sector leaders and individual laggards, producing a session of mixed signals for investors monitoring Amsterdam-listed stocks.