Netherlands Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas, and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.10%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the AEX were:
– BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI): rose 2.38% or 2.95 points to trade at 127.10 at the close.
– ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd): added 1.38% or 0.20 points to end at 14.67.
– ING Groep NV (AS:INGA): was up 1.24% or 0.18 points to 14.84 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT): fell 2.27% or 0.55 points to trade at 23.73 at the close.
– DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR): declined 1.60% or 1.65 points to end at 101.45.
– Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN): was down 0.88% or 13.20 points to 1,490.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 57 to 44, with 8 ending unchanged.

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

Commodities and Forex

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.59% or 1.11 to $71.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.33% or 0.98 to hit $74.39 a barrel.
– February Gold Futures contract fell 1.10% or 29.85 to trade at $2,679.55 a troy ounce.

In Forex markets:
– EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.
– The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 106.71.