Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 3.24% or 1.24 points to trade at 39.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.50% or 0.012 points to end at 2.426 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was up 0.22% or 0.07 points to 31.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 3.58% or 1.14 points to trade at 30.85 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.38% or 0.885 points to end at 25.290 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 3.31% or 5.60 points to 163.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 82 to 33 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 9.75% to 17.68.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.90% or 1.22 to $65.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.58% or 1.09 to hit $70.00 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.64% or 21.80 to trade at $1349.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.2363, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8738.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 89.04.