Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.55%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 0.69% or 0.10 points to trade at 14.93 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 0.14% or 0.02 points to end at 14.67 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 0.07% or 0.04 points to 56.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 3.75% or 56.40 points to trade at 1,447.00 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 3.69% or 26.50 points to end at 690.80 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 3.55% or 1.43 points to 38.81.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 24 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Randstad NV (AS:RAND) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.55% or 1.43 to 38.81.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.71% or 1.21 to $69.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.84% or 0.62 to hit $72.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.71% or 45.41 to trade at $2,607.89 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.50% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 108.10.