Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.96%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 0.51% or 0.25 points to trade at 49.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) fell 0.16% or 0.01 points to end at 7.56 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.66% or 0.122 points to 18.378 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which fell 4.45% or 1.35 points to trade at 29.01 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 3.94% or 0.222 points to end at 5.412 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 3.70% or 1.025 points to 26.690.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 106 to 18 and 8 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 13.91% to 19.83.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.15% or 0.09 to $61.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.42% or 0.27 to hit $64.10 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.18% or 15.40 to trade at $1320.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.35% to 1.2307, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8943.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 90.04.