Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 1.27% or 0.46 points to trade at 36.74 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 0.86% or 0.23 points to end at 26.83 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 0.33% or 0.12 points to 37.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.91% or 1.390 points to trade at 71.320 at the close. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.56% or 3.35 points to end at 211.10 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 1.09% or 0.36 points to 32.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 43 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.86% or 0.23 to 26.83. Shares in NN Group NV (AS:NN) rose to all time highs; rising 0.33% or 0.12 to 37.49.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.30% to 10.83.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.46% or 0.26 to $56.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.64% or 0.40 to hit $62.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 8.10 to trade at $1256.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.36% to 1.1783, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.62.