Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the declined 3.11% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the were IMCD NV (AS:), which rose 6.65% or 8.75 points to trade at 140.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:) added 0.67% or 0.20 points to end at 29.87 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:) was up 0.62% or 0.16 points to 26.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASM International NV (AS:), which fell 12.63% or 78.80 points to trade at 545.20 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:) declined 11.18% or 92.80 points to end at 737.10 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:) was down 9.34% or 10.75 points to 104.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 18 and 7 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 3.05% or 2.33 to $73.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.69% or 2.14 to hit $77.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,480.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.08% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP rose 0.67% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.05% at 103.11.
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