Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.29%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials , Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.29%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Shell PLC (AS:SHEL ), which rose 1.54% or 0.48 points to trade at 31.29 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD ) added 0.85% or 0.27 points to end at 32.00 and Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ) was up 0.63% or 9.00 points to 1,437.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which fell 4.66% or 1.05 points to trade at 21.46 at the close. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD ) declined 1.90% or 2.70 points to end at 139.75 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR ) was down 1.88% or 1.82 points to 95.16.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 50 to 44 and 14 ended unchanged.

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 1.26% or 0.92 to $74.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.80% or 0.61 to hit $76.54 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.46 to trade at $2,655.54 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 108.77.

Source: Investing.com