Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade

Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade

Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA, which rose 0.67% or 0.03 points to trade at 5.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Boskalis Westmin added 0.57% or 0.21 points to end at 37.33 and NN Group  was up 0.56% or 0.17 points to 30.74 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Vopak, which fell 3.45% or 1.65 points to trade at 46.00 at the close. Altice NV  declined 2.05% or 0.28 points to end at 13.61 and Akzo Nobel  was down 1.75% or 1.13 points to 63.48.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 115 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.35% to 18.80.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.69% or 0.73 to $43.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.80% or 0.80 to hit $45.33 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.24% or 15.50 to trade at $1234.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.1227, while EUR/GBP fell 0.93% to 0.7808.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.11.