Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.52% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 4.11% or 0.179 points to trade at 4.531 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group NV (AS:NN) added 3.00% or 0.91 points to end at 31.11 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was up 1.21% or 0.50 points to 41.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which fell 3.73% or 4.40 points to trade at 113.55 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 3.46% or 0.73 points to end at 20.50 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) was down 2.87% or 1.43 points to 48.23.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 99 to 24 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 19.97% to 15.93 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.31% or 0.14 to $44.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.11% or 0.05 to hit $47.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.11 to trade at $1245.99 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.43% to 1.1427, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8798.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 95.43.