Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.10% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.15 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.70% or 0.42 points to end at 25.19 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.46% or 0.415 points to 28.805 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which fell 3.31% or 5.50 points to trade at 160.75 at the close. Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) declined 1.87% or 0.87 points to end at 45.35 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) was down 1.17% or 0.49 points to 41.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 57 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.08% to 11.69.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.50% or 0.34 to $68.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.98% or 0.72 to hit $74.20 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 6.70 to trade at $1346.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.2340, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8693.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 89.57.