Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Support Services and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.92%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group (AMS:NN), which rose 1.04% or 0.29 points to trade at 28.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) added 0.85% or 0.14 points to end at 16.54 and Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) was up 0.77% or 0.90 points to 118.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OCI (AMS:OCI), which fell 6.10% or 1.915 points to trade at 29.480 at the close. Randstad (AMS:RAND) declined 1.87% or 1.20 points to end at 62.91 and Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WLSNc) was down 1.82% or 0.55 points to 29.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 158 to 54 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in NN Group (AMS:NN) rose to all time highs; up 1.04% or 0.29 to 28.60.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.14% to 17.03.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.94% or 0.42 to $44.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.02% or 0.51 to hit $49.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.35% or 3.80 to trade at $1093.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.43% to 1.0971, while EUR/GBP rose 0.69% to 0.7090.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 97.64.