Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 3.11% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were IMCD NV (AS:IMCD), which rose 6.65% or 8.75 points to trade at 140.25 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 0.67% or 0.20 points to end at 29.87 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 0.62% or 0.16 points to 26.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which lost 12.63% or 78.80 points to trade at 545.20 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 11.18% or 92.80 points to end at 737.10 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) shed 9.34% or 10.75 points to 104.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 85 to 18 and 7 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 3.03% or 2.31 to $74.00 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.68% or 2.13 to hit $77.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,480.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.08% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP rose 0.67% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.05% at 103.11.