Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 2.37% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were TNT Express (AS:TNTE), which rose 0.10% or 0.008 points to trade at 7.737 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) fell 0.35% or 0.04 points to end at 12.90 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was down 0.49% or 0.37 points to 74.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 7.03% or 0.23 points to trade at 3.05 at the close. ASML Holding (AS:ASML) declined 4.55% or 3.42 points to end at 71.75 and Aalberts Industries (AS:AALB) was down 4.37% or 1.25 points to 27.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 158 to 20 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.03% or 0.23 to 3.05. Shares in ASML Holding (AS:ASML) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.55% or 3.42 to 71.75.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 14.08% to 34.66 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 6.44% or 2.01 to $29.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 6.43% or 1.99 to hit $28.89 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.83% or 19.60 to trade at $1093.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.04% to 1.0978, while EUR/GBP rose 2.02% to 0.7692.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.58% at 98.54.