Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.37% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.04% or 0.48 points to trade at 23.99 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.42% or 0.63 points to end at 44.94 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) was up 0.99% or 0.06 points to 6.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which fell 5.45% or 36.60 points to trade at 635.00 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 4.56% or 7.25 points to end at 151.65 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was down 4.08% or 21.60 points to 507.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 38 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.82% or 1.25 to $67.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.57% or 1.14 to hit $71.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 5.40 to trade at $2,567.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.53.