Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.27% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND), which rose 1.09% or 0.55 points to trade at 51.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.06% or 0.700 points to end at 66.860 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.04% or 0.205 points to 19.860 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which fell 3.26% or 1.37 points to trade at 40.60 at the close. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.46% or 0.30 points to end at 20.20 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 1.32% or 0.060 points to 4.471.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 55 and 17 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.78% to 15.17.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.29% or 0.58 to $45.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.13% or 0.54 to hit $48.17 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.88 to trade at $1242.92 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.26% to 1.1411, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8772.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 95.48.