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Shell weighs on AEX as oil prices fall sharply
Oil prices fell sharply, but Wall Street’s main indexes ended mixed rather than gaining from cheaper oil.
In the Netherlands, the AEX closed almost unchanged on Monday.
A drop in Shell shares weighed on the AEX, where the company is a major component.
Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize was reported as the market’s biggest faller.
In the United States, Marvell and Oracle news pressured the Nasdaq.
The market moves show that lower oil prices did not lift all shares, while company-specific news also affected trading.
No further developments were given.
Shell’s decline weighed on the AEX, which closed almost unchanged.
Oil prices fell sharply.
US stock indexes showed a mixed picture after the drop in oil prices.
Bad news from technology companies Marvell and Oracle weighed on the Nasdaq.
Ahold Delhaize was the biggest decliner, according to BNR’s headline.
- Who
- Shell, Ahold Delhaize, and the AEX are mentioned.
- What
- Shell’s decline weighed on the AEX as oil prices fell sharply.
- When
- November 2, 2026.
- Where
- The AEX in the Netherlands and US stock markets are mentioned.
- Why
- Oil prices fell sharply; news from Marvell and Oracle also weighed on the Nasdaq.
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Oil prices fell sharply and Shell’s decline weighed on the AEX, which closed almost unchanged.
US stock indexes showed a mixed picture, while news from Marvell and Oracle weighed on the Nasdaq.
- AEX close
- Almost unchanged
- Oil prices
- Fell sharply
- Shell
- Its decline weighed on the AEX
- Nasdaq
- Weighed down by news from Marvell and Oracle
- Ahold Delhaize
- Biggest decliner, according to BNR’s headline