Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.20%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.20%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 0.83% or 0.14 points to trade at 16.39 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.53% or 0.02 points to end at 3.63 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) was up 0.39% or 0.45 points to 116.45 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASM International NV (AS:ASMI), which fell 4.97% or 29.40 points to trade at 561.80 at the close. BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) declined 4.57% or 5.35 points to end at 111.60 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was down 4.17% or 31.20 points to 716.70.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 20 and 7 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.22% or 0.16 to $71.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.51% or 0.38 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.20% or 31.50 to trade at $2,646.10 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.45.