Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology , Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.55%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS: INGA ), which rose 0.69% or 0.10 points to trade at 14.93 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS: ABNd ) added 0.14% or 0.02 points to end at 14.67 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS: AKZO ) was up 0.07% or 0.04 points to 56.16 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ), which fell 3.75% or 56.40 points to trade at 1,447.00 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS: ASML ) declined 3.69% or 26.50 points to end at 690.80 and Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) was down 3.55% or 1.43 points to 38.81.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 24 and 8 ended unchanged.

Shares in Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.55% or 1.43 to 38.81.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.71% or 1.21 to $69.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.84% or 0.62 to hit $72.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.71% or 45.41 to trade at $2,607.89 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.50% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 108.10.