Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 3.62% or 0.414 points to trade at 11.866 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.33% or 0.457 points to end at 20.055 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was up 2.17% or 0.71 points to 33.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 4.40% or 1.010 points to trade at 21.930 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 3.90% or 0.112 points to end at 2.763 and Relx PLC (AS:REL) was down 1.89% or 0.365 points to 18.990.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 61 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.96% to 10.68 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.36% or 0.23 to $63.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.04% or 0.74 to hit $71.57 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1294.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.42% to 1.1297, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8642.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 96.572.