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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.26% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ), which rose 0.55% or 7.00 points to trade at 1,275.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ) added 0.45% or 0.02 points to end at 3.56 and Prosus (AS: PRX ) was up 0.45% or 0.17 points to 37.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IMCD NV (AS: IMCD ), which fell 3.32% or 4.90 points to trade at 142.50 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ) declined 2.23% or 2.55 points to end at 111.60 and ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) was down 1.79% or 9.40 points to 514.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 28 and 9 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.24 to $68.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.39% or 0.28 to hit $72.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 16.70 to trade at $2,589.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.52% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 106.35.