Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.70% or 2.340 points to trade at 88.900 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 2.08% or 0.380 points to end at 18.650 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.79% or 0.042 points to 2.383 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 12.53% or 0.22 points to trade at 1.56 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) declined 3.35% or 0.900 points to end at 26.000 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 3.10% or 0.638 points to 19.942.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 52 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.10% or 0.638 to 19.942.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.07% to 17.45.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 6.48% or 3.54 to $51.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 5.62% or 3.52 to hit $59.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.40 to trade at $1223.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1334, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8844.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 96.822.