Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Media and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.59%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were KPN Kon (AMS:KPN), which rose 0.48% or 0.016 points to trade at 3.373 at the close. Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) added 0.33% or 0.03 points to end at 8.71 and Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) was up 0.20% or 0.13 points to 65.62 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gemalto (AMS:GTO), which lost 1.76% or 1.41 points to trade at 78.68 in late trade. Vopak (AMS:VOPA) declined 1.40% or 0.63 points to end at 44.30 and Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WLSNc) shed 1.19% or 0.32 points to 26.53.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 147 to 63 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.99% to 28.28 a new 3-year high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.46% or 1.40 to $55.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.73% or 1.70 to hit $60.38 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.33% or 3.80 to trade at $1167.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.15% to 1.1100, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.7128.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 96.22.