Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.43% or 0.32 points to trade at 22.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.93% or 0.51 points to end at 55.40 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 0.90% or 0.160 points to 17.850 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 3.61% or 0.266 points to trade at 7.099 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) declined 3.48% or 0.55 points to end at 15.24 and KPN Kon (AS:KPN) was down 2.23% or 0.062 points to 2.722.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 62 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice NV (AS:ATCA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.43% or 0.32 to 22.75.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.20% to 12.87.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.79% or 0.89 to $48.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.76% or 0.92 to hit $51.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.53 to trade at $1266.73 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.0873, while EUR/GBP fell 0.74% to 0.8426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 99.04.