Netherlands equities ended the trading week in negative territory on Friday as losses across Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials pressured the AEX lower.
At the close in Amsterdam the AEX was down 1.09%, marking a fresh one-month low for the benchmark.
Top performers
- IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) advanced 2.21% - gaining 1.84 points to finish at 85.00.
- Jde Peets Nv (AS:JDEP) rose 0.32% - up 0.10 points to 31.74.
- Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) inched higher by 0.21% - adding 0.01 points to close at 4.73.
Largest decliners
- BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) fell 5.69% - sliding 10.55 points to 174.85 at the close.
- ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 4.30% - down 29.20 points to 650.60.
- Randstad NV (AS:RAND) dropped 2.80% - losing 0.66 points to end at 22.91.
On the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, decliners outnumbered advancers by 84 to 17, while 7 stocks finished unchanged. Notably, Randstad NV fell to a five-year low in the session, closing at 22.91.
The AEX Volatility index, which reflects implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged at 21.09.
Commodities and currencies
Commodity markets saw gains during the session. Crude oil for May delivery rose 4.17% - up $3.94 to $98.42 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery increased 2.38% - gaining $2.42 to reach $104.31 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract climbed 3.04% - adding $134.07 to trade at $4,543.07 a troy ounce.
In currency markets, EUR/USD was essentially unchanged at 1.15 (a 0.10% move), while EUR/GBP also showed little change at 0.87 (0.34% move). The US Dollar Index Futures ticked up 0.21% to 99.92.
Note on model-driven stock selection
An AI-driven stock selection service cited performance metrics for its strategies, stating that year to date two out of three global portfolios were outperforming their benchmark indexes, with 88% of holdings in positive territory. The same service said its flagship Tech Titans strategy reportedly doubled the S&P 500 within an 18-month period, highlighting past winners such as Super Micro Computer (+185%) and AppLovin (+157%).