Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.43%
Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology , Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ), which rose 2.53% or 43.00 points to trade at 1,741.20 at the close. Meanwhile, DSM Firmenich AG (AS: DSFIR ) added 1.48% or 1.50 points to end at 103.00 and Unilever PLC (AS: ULVR ) was up 0.71% or 0.38 points to 54.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS: ASML ), which fell 2.93% or 20.50 points to trade at 678.60 at the close. Prosus (AS: PRX ) declined 2.26% or 0.97 points to end at 41.99 and ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) was down 2.06% or 10.80 points to 513.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 63 to 34 and 10 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.90% or 0.63 to $69.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.11% or 0.82 to hit $72.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.24% or 35.99 to trade at $2,859.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 107.23.