Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Shell PLC (AS:SHEL), which rose 1.54% or 0.48 points to trade at 31.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 0.85% or 0.27 points to end at 32.00 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) was up 0.63% or 9.00 points to 1,437.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 4.66% or 1.05 points to trade at 21.46 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) declined 1.90% or 2.70 points to end at 139.75 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) was down 1.88% or 1.82 points to 95.16.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 50 to 44 and 14 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.26% or 0.92 to $74.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.80% or 0.61 to hit $76.54 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.46 to trade at $2,655.54 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 108.77.