Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.04%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 2.11% or 0.050 points to trade at 2.415 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.93% or 0.68 points to end at 35.84 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.40% or 0.51 points to 36.99 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 2.49% or 0.735 points to trade at 28.750 in late trade. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 1.85% or 0.47 points to end at 24.95 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) shed 1.69% or 0.06 points to 3.19.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 66 to 61 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 7.53% to 11.48.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.75% or 1.13 to $65.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.26% or 1.70 to hit $77.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1302.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.1817, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8801.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 93.36.