Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.34%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Relx NV (AS:RELN), which rose 1.18% or 0.214 points to trade at 18.279 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.16% or 0.44 points to end at 38.44 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 0.85% or 0.46 points to 54.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 3.58% or 0.32 points to trade at 8.52 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 2.28% or 3.95 points to end at 169.20 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) shed 1.43% or 0.035 points to 2.420.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 47 and 16 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.91% to 11.81.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.34% or 0.24 to $71.25 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.34% or 0.27 to hit $79.03 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.20 to trade at $1291.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1787, while EUR/GBP rose 0.17% to 0.8741.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.48.