Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Software & Computer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.95% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR), which rose 0.41% or 0.45 points to trade at 110.80 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 0.39% or 0.18 points to end at 45.86 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 0.37% or 0.01 points to 3.76 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which lost 2.63% or 1.54 points to trade at 57.08 in late trade. Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) declined 2.45% or 28.00 points to end at 1,116.20 and Prosus (AS:PRX) shed 2.29% or 0.76 points to 32.15.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 74 to 23 and 12 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 September delivery was down 1.83% or 1.49 to $79.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.50% or 1.28 to hit $83.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 2.08% or 51.10 to trade at $2,405.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.03.