Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which rose 1.68% or 0.21 points to trade at 12.71 at the close. Randstad (AS:RAND) added 1.58% or 0.64 points to end at 41.10 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 0.85% or 0.405 points to 48.050 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aegon (AS:AEGN), which lost 3.37% or 0.129 points to trade at 3.694 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.76% or 0.100 points to end at 5.582 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) shed 0.72% or 0.10 points to 14.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 83 to 76 and 18 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.73% to 15.78 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.28% or 0.99 to $44.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.89% or 0.87 to hit $46.91 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.24% or 3.25 to trade at $1346.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1170, while EUR/GBP rose 0.62% to 0.8651.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 95.63.