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 fell 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Relx NV (AS:RELN), which rose 1.18% or 0.214 points to trade at 18.279 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.16% or 0.44 points to end at 38.44 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 0.85% or 0.46 points to 54.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 3.58% or 0.32 points to trade at 8.52 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 2.28% or 3.95 points to end at 169.20 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 1.43% or 0.035 points to 2.420.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 47 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.91% to 11.81.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.34% or 0.24 to $71.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $79.04 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.00 to trade at $1291.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1785, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8740.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.49.