Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.38% or 3.290 points to trade at 78.480 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 0.81% or 0.35 points to end at 44.22 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 0.46% or 0.04 points to 8.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which fell 1.84% or 3.95 points to trade at 210.65 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.80% or 0.65 points to end at 80.26 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.54% or 0.085 points to 15.545.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 52 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.71% to 10.52.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.22% or 0.13 to $58.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $64.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 8.30 to trade at $1278.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1847, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8854.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 92.96.