Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Relx NV (AS:RELN), which rose 0.58% or 0.110 points to trade at 19.105 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 0.29% or 0.16 points to end at 54.64 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 0.24% or 0.09 points to 37.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which fell 6.42% or 2.64 points to trade at 38.46 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 3.90% or 0.214 points to end at 5.274 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 2.83% or 1.08 points to 37.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 83 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.21% to 13.38.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.40% or 0.26 to $65.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.34% or 0.24 to hit $71.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1185.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1412, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8962.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 96.16.