Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Construction & Materials and Support Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 1.82% or 1.02 points to trade at 57.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:RAND) added 1.25% or 0.54 points to end at 43.59 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.11% or 0.23 points to 21.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc), which fell 3.03% or 4.70 points to trade at 150.65 at the close. NN Group NV (AS:NN) declined 1.49% or 0.68 points to end at 45.06 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 1.29% or 12.90 points to 989.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 64 to 34 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.48% or 0.39 to $82.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.34% or 0.29 to hit $85.37 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.90% or 45.25 to trade at $2,424.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.11.