Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the AEX Technology, AEX Real Estate Investment Trusts and AEX Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.80% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Shell PLC (AS:SHEL), which rose 2.29% or 0.69 points to trade at 30.82 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.77% or 0.12 points to end at 15.67 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 0.43% or 0.07 points to 15.19 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which fell 5.95% or 32.40 points to trade at 512.20 in late trade. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) declined 3.93% or 4.01 points to end at 97.94 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) down 2.85% or 3.20 points to 109.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 80 to 18 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
Shares in BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.93% or 4.01 to 97.94.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.71% or 0.49 to $69.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.62% or 0.45 to hit $72.61 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.75% or 49.05 to trade at $2,751.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP rose 0.78% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 104.02.