Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 0.54% or 0.120 points to trade at 22.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) added 0.17% or 0.07 points to end at 37.34 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 0.02% or 0.001 points to 4.978 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which fell 9.08% or 3.75 points to trade at 37.60 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 2.19% or 0.83 points to end at 37.04 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was down 1.84% or 0.330 points to 17.630.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 106 to 25 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.08% or 3.75 to 37.60.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.93% to 14.01.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.59% or 1.22 to $48.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.84% or 1.45 to hit $52.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.44 to trade at $1292.84 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.23% to 1.1750, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.9138.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 93.43.