Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 0.40% or 0.20 points to trade at 49.94 at the close. Relx NV (AS:RELN) fell 0.24% or 0.045 points to end at 18.850 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was down 0.32% or 0.01 points to 2.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which lost 4.31% or 0.546 points to trade at 12.124 in late trade. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 3.53% or 0.86 points to end at 23.51 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 2.86% or 0.785 points to 26.680.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 108 to 21 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 22.87% to 12.35.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.29% or 0.86 to $67.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.22% or 0.88 to hit $72.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1220.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 1.00% to 1.1413, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.8942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.71% at 96.14.