Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Software & Computer Services and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad NV (AS:RAND), which rose 1.97% or 0.91 points to trade at 47.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.89% or 0.084 points to end at 4.517 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.81% or 0.204 points to 11.452 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 1.59% or 0.370 points to trade at 22.940 at the close. Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) declined 1.58% or 11.00 points to end at 686.80 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 0.84% or 1.50 points to 176.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 69 to 62 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 11.00% to 11.01 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.36% or 0.88 to $63.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.06% or 0.76 to hit $70.97 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.40% or 18.35 to trade at $1295.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.16% to 1.1255, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8619.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.808.