Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Relx NV (AS:RELN), which rose 0.58% or 0.110 points to trade at 19.105 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 0.29% or 0.16 points to end at 54.64 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 0.24% or 0.09 points to 37.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which lost 6.42% or 2.64 points to trade at 38.46 in late trade. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 3.90% or 0.214 points to end at 5.274 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) shed 2.83% or 1.08 points to 37.08.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 83 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.21% to 13.38.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.44% or 0.29 to $65.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.34% or 0.24 to hit $71.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 0.90 to trade at $1184.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.30% to 1.1412, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8961.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 96.16.