Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.74% or 2.530 points to trade at 70.220 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.78% or 0.023 points to end at 2.990 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 0.59% or 0.20 points to 34.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 2.26% or 0.500 points to trade at 21.590 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) declined 2.24% or 1.74 points to end at 76.01 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 2.22% or 0.39 points to 17.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 98 to 24 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in NN Group NV (AS:NN) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.59% or 0.20 to 34.16.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 13.77% to 12.74.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.43% or 1.14 to $45.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 2.31% or 1.14 to hit $48.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 6.78 to trade at $1252.28 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1658, while EUR/GBP rose 0.22% to 0.8986.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 93.84.