Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.32% or 0.084 points to trade at 3.707 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 1.30% or 0.145 points to end at 11.280 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 1.06% or 0.14 points to 12.82 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which lost 3.15% or 0.092 points to trade at 2.830 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 2.54% or 5.80 points to end at 222.10 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) shed 1.05% or 0.165 points to 15.595.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 84 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.27% to 17.15.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.00% or 0.50 to $50.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.16% or 0.60 to hit $52.46 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.01% or 12.85 to trade at $1255.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1162, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8827.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.45% at 96.56.