Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials , Technology and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.26%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS: PHG ), which rose 1.83% or 0.43 points to trade at 23.89 at the close. Meanwhile, DSM Firmenich AG (AS: DSFIR ) added 1.73% or 1.56 points to end at 91.90 and Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) was up 1.50% or 0.62 points to 41.96 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS: MT ), which fell 4.08% or 1.18 points to trade at 27.74 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ) declined 3.67% or 3.85 points to end at 101.05 and ASML Holding NV (AS: ASML ) was down 2.24% or 14.70 points to 642.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 57 to 39 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 May delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $69.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $73.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.33% or 40.74 to trade at $3,093.04 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.46% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 103.91.