Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which rose 0.83% or 0.23 points to trade at 28.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.81% or 0.03 points to end at 3.47 and Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) was up 0.65% or 0.34 points to 52.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 3.17% or 0.51 points to trade at 15.56 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) declined 3.04% or 4.35 points to end at 138.70 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) was down 2.94% or 36.60 points to 1,209.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 83 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 0.65% or 0.34 to 52.34.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.17% or 0.13 to $78.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $82.51 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.79% or 42.05 to trade at $2,312.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.76.