Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.10% or 0.17 points to trade at 8.15 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 1.70% or 0.42 points to end at 25.19 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.46% or 0.415 points to 28.805 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which lost 3.31% or 5.50 points to trade at 160.75 in late trade. Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc) declined 1.87% or 0.87 points to end at 45.35 and Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) shed 1.17% or 0.49 points to 41.34.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 58 to 57 and 16 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.08% to 11.69.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.50% or 0.34 to $68.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.98% or 0.72 to hit $74.20 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 6.70 to trade at $1346.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.2339, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8693.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 89.58.