Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the AEX Consumer Service, AEX Technology and AEX Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.98% or 0.30 points to trade at 15.42 at the close. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 1.65% or 0.41 points to end at 25.31 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 1.60% or 0.34 points to 21.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 3.36% or 2.26 points to trade at 64.98 in late trade. Prosus (AS:PRX) declined 2.58% or 0.90 points to end at 33.76 and IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) down 1.63% or 2.25 points to 135.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 69 to 27 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
Shares in Heineken (AS:HEIN) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.36% or 2.26 to 64.98.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 3.45% or 2.55 to $76.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 3.42% or 2.63 to hit $79.55 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.15% or 30.96 to trade at $2,721.76 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.57% to 1.02, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 109.51.