Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.02%

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Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil&Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.02%.The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 1.16% or 0.05 points to trade at 4.70 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.00% or 0.18 points to end at 18.75 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 0.84% or 0.30 points to 36.11 in late trade.The worst performers of the session were Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa), which fell 2.76% or 0.62 points to trade at 21.84 at the close. KPN Kon (AS:KPN) declined 1.65% or 0.057 points to end at 3.393 and ING Groep NV (AS:ING) was down 1.64% or 0.170 points to 10.210.Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 113 to 48 and 9 ended unchanged.The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.45% to 23.94.Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.27% or 0.12 to $43.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.42% or 0.19 to hit $44.78 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.88% or 11.35 to trade at $1280.45 a troy ounce.EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1492, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.7930.The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 93.25.