Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.65% or 0.06 points to trade at 2.44 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group NV (AS:NN) added 1.56% or 0.60 points to end at 39.08 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was up 1.54% or 0.64 points to 42.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:REL), which fell 3.96% or 0.725 points to trade at 17.590 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 3.77% or 6.44 points to end at 164.18 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was down 3.61% or 1.94 points to 51.84.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.77% or 6.44 to 164.18. Shares in ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.54% or 0.64 to 42.18.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.03% to 13.56.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.13% or 1.63 to $74.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.44% or 1.24 to hit $85.05 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1201.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.1506, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8841.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 95.46.