Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.56%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 1.27% or 0.46 points to trade at 36.74 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 0.86% or 0.23 points to end at 26.83 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 0.33% or 0.12 points to 37.49 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 1.91% or 1.390 points to trade at 71.320 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 1.56% or 3.35 points to end at 211.10 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 1.09% or 0.36 points to 32.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 79 to 43 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.30% to 10.83.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.46% or 0.26 to $56.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.64% or 0.40 to hit $62.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 8.00 to trade at $1256.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.37% to 1.1782, while EUR/GBP fell 0.50% to 0.8771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 93.62.