Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Industrials, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.92% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 0.36% or 0.270 points to trade at 76.080 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 0.27% or 0.35 points to end at 128.80 and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) was down 0.13% or 0.04 points to 27.43 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which fell 3.78% or 0.185 points to trade at 4.714 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) declined 3.03% or 1.40 points to end at 44.85 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was down 2.34% or 0.520 points to 21.680.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 107 to 18 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) fell to 3-years lows; down 0.13% or 0.04 to 27.43.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.97% to 14.36.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.35% or 0.63 to $45.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.23% or 0.12 to hit $51.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 4.18 to trade at $1319.48 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.2018, while EUR/GBP rose 0.35% to 0.9294.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 91.97.