Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.48%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology , Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group NV (AS:NN ), which rose 1.16% or 0.52 points to trade at 45.28 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA ) added 0.84% or 0.13 points to end at 15.78 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd ) was up 0.67% or 0.11 points to 15.83 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ), which fell 4.12% or 24.60 points to trade at 571.80 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) declined 2.55% or 2.85 points to end at 108.90 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ) was down 2.22% or 31.00 points to 1,366.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 64 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 3.02% or 2.21 to $75.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 3.06% or 2.34 to hit $78.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 16.95 to trade at $2,642.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.72.

Source: Investing.com