Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:ING), which rose 2.28% or 0.255 points to trade at 11.435 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon (AS:AEGN) added 2.17% or 0.114 points to end at 5.359 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 1.55% or 0.56 points to 37.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 5.07% or 0.27 points to trade at 5.06 at the close. Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN) declined 3.88% or 0.77 points to end at 19.06 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was down 3.23% or 1.16 points to 34.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 100 to 60 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.40% to 18.55.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.84% or 0.37 to $43.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.09% or 0.50 to hit $45.30 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.18% or 2.30 to trade at $1252.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.02% to 1.1298, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.7887.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 94.53.