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.