Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 3.55% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which fell 0.12% or 0.009 points to trade at 7.520 at the close. Ahold Kon (AMS:AHLN) fell 1.85% or 0.33 points to end at 17.53 and Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) was down 1.89% or 0.20 points to 10.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vopak (AMS:VOPA), which lost 15.43% or 6.93 points to trade at 38.00 in late trade. OCI (AMS:OCI) declined 4.43% or 1.195 points to end at 25.800 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa) shed 4.29% or 1.05 points to 23.45.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 187 to 31 and 2 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 15.60% to 27.80 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.52% or 1.04 to $40.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.39% or 1.11 to hit $45.51 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.57% or 6.60 to trade at $1159.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.13% to 1.1367, while EUR/GBP rose 1.06% to 0.7240.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.90% at 94.91.