Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.77%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.77%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.69% or 33.60 points to trade at 1,283.60 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 2.39% or 15.20 points to end at 651.00 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) was up 1.77% or 2.50 points to 143.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG), which fell 3.85% or 0.69 points to trade at 17.10 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) declined 3.09% or 3.50 points to end at 109.80 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was down 2.53% or 2.34 points to 90.08.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 63 to 32 and 8 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 0.57% or 0.52 to $90.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.96% or 0.94 to hit $97.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.07% or 44.10 to trade at $4,069.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.62% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 102.07.