Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.51%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 0.34% or 0.17 points to trade at 49.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 0.33% or 0.28 points to end at 85.60 and Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) was up 0.18% or 0.08 points to 43.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.84% or 1.045 points to trade at 26.175 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 3.50% or 0.87 points to end at 23.96 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 3.08% or 0.432 points to 13.590.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 93 to 21 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.08% or 0.432 to 13.590.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 24.33% to 16.11.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.15% or 0.75 to $64.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.71% or 0.49 to hit $68.98 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 6.00 to trade at $1327.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.2306, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8719.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 89.47.