Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Oil&Gas and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group NV (AS:NN), which rose 1.14% or 0.43 points to trade at 38.25 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.11% or 0.240 points to end at 21.770 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was up 0.73% or 0.16 points to 21.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 2.27% or 0.254 points to trade at 10.936 at the close. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.79% or 0.57 points to end at 31.36 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 1.40% or 0.034 points to 2.400.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 89 to 40 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 6.78% to 17.77.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.66% or 0.37 to $56.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.00% or 0.66 to hit $66.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.12% or 13.40 to trade at $1212.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.1322, while EUR/GBP rose 1.80% to 0.8861.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 96.96.
