Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Technology and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 1.11% or 0.27 points to trade at 24.65 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 0.89% or 8.80 points to end at 993.00 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 0.38% or 0.22 points to 57.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN), which fell 1.46% or 0.09 points to trade at 5.79 at the close. Exor NV (AS:EXOR) declined 1.17% or 1.15 points to end at 97.35 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) was down 1.06% or 0.37 points to 33.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 50 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) rose to all time highs; rising 0.89% or 8.80 to 993.00.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.35% or 0.29 to $84.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.21% or 0.18 to hit $87.61 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.05% or 24.90 to trade at $2,394.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 104.63.