Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.53% or 2.260 points to trade at 91.600 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 2.27% or 1.74 points to end at 78.50 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 2.18% or 0.424 points to 19.906 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which fell 3.16% or 5.06 points to trade at 155.32 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) declined 2.37% or 1.80 points to end at 74.20 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 1.69% or 0.182 points to 10.602.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.69% or 0.182 to 10.602.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.75.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.49% or 0.34 to $69.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.34% or 0.27 to hit $79.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1231.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1473, while EUR/GBP rose 0.23% to 0.8790.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 95.56.