Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which rose 1.94% or 1.44 points to trade at 75.82 at the close. Meanwhile, Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) added 1.60% or 0.41 points to end at 25.99 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 1.26% or 0.43 points to 34.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.32% or 0.92 points to trade at 26.82 at the close. Exor NV (AS:EXOR) declined 3.03% or 2.75 points to end at 88.10 and Prosus (AS:PRX) was down 2.64% or 1.17 points to 42.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 73 to 28 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.77% or 0.54 to $69.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.78% or 0.57 to hit $72.77 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 28.31 to trade at $3,119.21 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.26% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 103.74.