Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.48% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 2.27% or 0.44 points to trade at 19.86 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.33% or 1.74 points to end at 132.62 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was up 0.77% or 0.26 points to 33.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 4.32% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.61 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 3.05% or 2.380 points to end at 75.600 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.82% or 0.37 points to 19.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 98 to 29 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.82% or 0.37 to 19.94.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 12.68% to 23.86 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 3.73% or 1.74 to $44.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 3.83% or 2.12 to hit $53.17 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.80% or 10.10 to trade at $1279.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.1439, while EUR/GBP rose 0.62% to 0.9043.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 96.045.