Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Construction & Materials, Food Producers and Media sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.92%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Prosus (AS:PRX), which rose 0.66% or 0.23 points to trade at 34.56 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 0.14% or 0.04 points to end at 28.21 and Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) was up 0.03% or 0.01 points to 32.87 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which lost 3.03% or 1.80 points to trade at 57.64 in late trade. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 2.66% or 19.40 points to end at 710.00 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) shed 2.58% or 25.50 points to 963.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 73 to 24 and 9 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 down 0.21% or 0.17 to $81.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.15% or 0.13 to hit $85.58 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.15% or 27.20 to trade at $2,341.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 105.44.