Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 3.10% or 0.565 points to trade at 18.770 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.27% or 1.570 points to end at 70.720 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.27% or 0.038 points to 3.029 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 1.24% or 0.41 points to trade at 32.76 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.21% or 0.52 points to end at 42.31 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 1.08% or 0.85 points to 77.59.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 54 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.26% to 12.20 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.58% or 0.67 to $43.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.78% or 0.80 to hit $45.62 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 6.64 to trade at $1252.44 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.14% to 1.1152, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8803.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.26.