Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice SA (AMS:ATCE), which rose 2.14% or 2.70 points to trade at 128.95 at the close. Meanwhile, KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) added 1.27% or 0.045 points to end at 3.593 and Gemalto (AMS:GTO) was up 1.09% or 0.86 points to 79.81 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NN Group (AMS:NN), which fell 1.55% or 0.43 points to trade at 27.57 at the close. ASML Holding (AMS:ASML) declined 1.18% or 1.10 points to end at 92.22 and Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO) was down 0.99% or 0.69 points to 68.77.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 133 to 119 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.27% or 0.045 to 3.593.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.47% to 15.55 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.41% or 0.21 to $50.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.22% or 0.12 to hit $57.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.11% or 12.70 to trade at $1131.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.0850, while EUR/GBP fell 0.36% to 0.6943.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 97.97.