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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ), which rose 2.75% or 3.50 points to trade at 130.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) added 1.75% or 0.68 points to end at 39.49 and ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) was up 1.33% or 7.40 points to 564.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS: INGA ), which fell 1.42% or 0.21 points to trade at 14.72 at the close. Heineken (AS: HEIN ) declined 1.21% or 0.84 points to end at 68.32 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ) was down 1.21% or 0.04 points to 3.51.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 49 to 44 and 15 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.76% or 1.24 to $69.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $72.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.43% or 37.24 to trade at $2,645.34 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.71% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 107.39.