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Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.31%

Published 08/12/2016, 12:35 PM
Updated 08/12/2016, 12:35 PM
© Reuters.  Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.31%

© Reuters. Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.31%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO), which rose 1.68% or 0.21 points to trade at 12.71 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad (AS:RAND) added 1.58% or 0.64 points to end at 41.10 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 0.85% or 0.405 points to 48.050 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which fell 3.37% or 0.129 points to trade at 3.694 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.76% or 0.100 points to end at 5.582 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was down 0.72% or 0.10 points to 14.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 83 to 76 and 18 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.73% to 15.78 a new 52-week low.

Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.28% or 0.99 to $44.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.93% or 0.89 to hit $46.93 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.24% or 3.25 to trade at $1346.75 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.29% to 1.1170, while EUR/GBP rose 0.62% to 0.8651.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 95.63.

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