Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Financials, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 1.77% or 0.58 points to trade at 33.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.09% or 0.56 points to end at 51.90 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was up 0.22% or 0.040 points to 18.270 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 11.88% or 0.24 points to trade at 1.78 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.37% or 0.500 points to end at 20.580 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 2.05% or 0.049 points to 2.341.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 88 to 32 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.37% or 0.500 to 20.580.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 6.26% to 17.63.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.37% or 0.75 to $53.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.24% or 0.79 to hit $62.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1227.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.18% to 1.1404, while EUR/GBP fell 0.59% to 0.8856.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.393.