Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.01% or 0.05 points to trade at 2.34 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 0.81% or 0.19 points to end at 23.61 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 0.50% or 0.82 points to 165.72 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which fell 3.64% or 1.45 points to trade at 38.23 at the close. WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) declined 1.82% or 3.14 points to end at 169.64 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was down 1.62% or 0.037 points to 2.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 74 to 48 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in WFD Unibail Rodamco NV (AS:URW) fell to 5-year lows; falling 1.82% or 3.14 to 169.64.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 6.36% to 12.92.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.11% or 0.08 to $75.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $85.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.52% or 18.10 to trade at $1209.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1561, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8901.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 95.02.