Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.63% or 0.30 points to trade at 18.98 at the close. Meanwhile, SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) added 1.30% or 0.16 points to end at 12.43 and Randstad (AS:RAND) was up 0.97% or 0.41 points to 42.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which fell 3.71% or 3.57 points to trade at 92.66 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) declined 2.12% or 0.47 points to end at 21.52 and Philips Kon (AS:PHG) was down 1.94% or 0.51 points to 25.82.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 95 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 19.21% to 12.94 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 3.80% or 1.73 to $47.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 3.58% or 1.72 to hit $49.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.64% or 8.65 to trade at $1340.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.1250, while EUR/GBP rose 0.42% to 0.8461.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 95.09.