Netherlands Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks ended lower after the close on Thursday, primarily driven by losses in the Telecoms, Real Estate, and Consumer Services sectors.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.71%.

Best Performers

• Shell PLC (AS:SHEL): +0.60% (0.19 points) to 30.85
• Randstad NV (AS:RAND): +0.37% (0.16 points) to 43.91
• Prosus (AS:PRX): +0.11% (0.05 points) to 40.94

Worst Performers

• Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO): -2.07% (-1.30 points) to 61.42
• Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR): -1.75% (-1.02 points) to 57.14
• IMCD NV (AS:IMCD): -1.70% (-2.65 points) to 153.25

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 24, with 15 ending unchanged.

Shares in Prosus (AS:PRX) rose to three-year highs, gaining 0.11% (0.05) to 40.94.

The AEX Volatility, measuring the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged at 21.09.

Commodities

• Crude oil for November delivery up 4.38% (3.07) to $73.17 per barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery up 4.15% (3.07) to $76.97 per barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% (0.55) to $2,670.25 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.10
• EUR/GBP: rose 0.87% to 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures up 0.37% at 101.80.