Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.57% or 2.240 points to trade at 65.000 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.41% or 0.242 points to end at 7.345 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 1.45% or 0.21 points to 15.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which fell 1.41% or 0.076 points to trade at 5.308 at the close. NN Group (AS:NN) declined 1.18% or 0.39 points to end at 32.24 and Vopak (AS:VOPA) was down 1.14% or 0.52 points to 45.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 56 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; up 3.57% or 2.240 to 65.000.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.43% to 14.68.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.13% or 0.07 to $53.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.19% or 0.11 to hit $56.57 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.53% or 17.85 to trade at $1183.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.03% to 1.0596, while EUR/GBP rose 0.36% to 0.8542.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.99% at 101.48.