Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Relx NV (AS:RELN), which rose 2.83% or 0.450 points to trade at 16.335 at the close. Meanwhile, Aalberts Industries (AS:AALB) added 2.19% or 0.64 points to end at 29.66 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.79% or 0.875 points to 49.890 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa), which fell 3.74% or 0.92 points to trade at 23.57 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) declined 2.19% or 0.27 points to end at 12.08 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 1.70% or 0.169 points to 9.780.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 98 to 72 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.54% to 18.44.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.86% or 0.78 to $41.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.53% or 0.67 to hit $43.24 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.48% or 6.35 to trade at $1340.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.1082, while EUR/GBP rose 0.80% to 0.8430.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.16% at 96.60.