Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Real Estate, Technology and Construction & Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 1.11% or 0.27 points to trade at 24.65 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 0.89% or 8.80 points to end at 993.00 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 0.38% or 0.22 points to 57.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN), which lost 1.46% or 0.09 points to trade at 5.79 in late trade. Exor NV (AS:EXOR) declined 1.17% or 1.15 points to end at 97.35 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) shed 1.06% or 0.37 points to 33.94.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 50 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.36% or 0.30 to $84.18 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.21% or 0.18 to hit $87.61 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.04% or 24.70 to trade at $2,394.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 104.64.