Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 4.44% or 0.225 points to trade at 5.304 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 1.38% or 0.235 points to end at 17.240 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 0.92% or 0.23 points to 25.14 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 9.66% or 1.14 points to trade at 10.66 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 5.10% or 4.240 points to end at 78.850 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 3.40% or 0.855 points to 24.320.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 102 to 28 and 6 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 9.55% to 12.40.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.74% or 0.42 to $57.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.66% or 0.42 to hit $63.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.20 to trade at $1287.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.1648, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.8864.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 94.36.