Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.37%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.37% to hit a new 3-months low.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which rose 2.04% or 0.48 points to trade at 23.99 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL ) added 1.42% or 0.63 points to end at 44.94 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN ) was up 0.99% or 0.06 points to 6.11 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which fell 5.45% or 36.60 points to trade at 635.00 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) declined 4.56% or 7.25 points to end at 151.65 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 4.08% or 21.60 points to 507.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 38 and 13 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.82% or 1.25 to $67.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.57% or 1.14 to hit $71.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 5.40 to trade at $2,567.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.53% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 106.53.

Source: Investing.com