Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.13%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.36% or 0.34 points to trade at 24.99 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.79% or 0.120 points to end at 15.295 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 0.37% or 0.13 points to 35.38 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 4.74% or 0.37 points to trade at 7.48 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) declined 1.76% or 0.61 points to end at 34.25 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) was down 1.65% or 0.55 points to 32.84.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 51 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altice NV (AS:ATCA) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.74% or 0.37 to 7.48. Shares in Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.76% or 0.61 to 34.25.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.63% to 11.28.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.45% or 0.84 to $58.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $63.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.35% or 4.50 to trade at $1287.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.67% to 1.1930, while EUR/GBP rose 0.55% to 0.8952.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 92.69.