Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which rose 2.72% or 0.33 points to trade at 12.27 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 1.79% or 0.090 points to end at 5.110 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGAT) was up 1.27% or 0.126 points to 10.070 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which fell 1.86% or 0.058 points to trade at 3.060 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.47% or 0.710 points to end at 47.650 and ASML Holding (AS:ASML) was down 0.96% or 0.93 points to 96.38.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 90 to 75 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.34% to 16.80 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.84% or 0.84 to $44.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.65% or 0.78 to hit $46.39 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.91% or 12.05 to trade at $1331.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.05% to 1.1009, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.8337.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 97.03.