Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.54% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR), which rose 5.76% or 3.02 points to trade at 55.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) added 3.01% or 1.68 points to end at 57.42 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was up 2.60% or 1.08 points to 42.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG), which fell 23.54% or 6.68 points to trade at 21.70 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) declined 14.11% or 19.85 points to end at 120.80 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was down 4.27% or 26.80 points to 601.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 32 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.76% or 3.02 to 55.42. Shares in Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) fell to 52-week lows; losing 23.54% or 6.68 to 21.70.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.77% or 0.60 to $78.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.35% or 0.29 to hit $82.00 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 2.41% or 58.10 to trade at $2,357.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 104.03.