Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 3.37% or 0.23 points to trade at 7.00 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.42% or 0.50 points to end at 35.76 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 0.96% or 0.86 points to 90.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which lost 2.15% or 0.560 points to trade at 25.535 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.71% or 2.80 points to end at 161.20 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) shed 1.44% or 0.36 points to 24.71.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 65 to 49 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.05% to 14.96.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.83% or 1.16 to $62.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.35% or 0.92 to hit $67.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.70 to trade at $1335.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.25% to 1.2271, while EUR/GBP fell 0.38% to 0.8709.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 89.87.