Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 0.86% or 1.05 points to trade at 122.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN) added 0.76% or 0.23 points to end at 29.91 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) was up 0.61% or 1.30 points to 215.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which fell 2.91% or 0.139 points to trade at 4.631 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) declined 1.41% or 0.220 points to end at 15.425 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 1.31% or 0.41 points to 31.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 78 to 44 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 9.94% to 11.90.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.54% or 0.25 to $46.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.64% or 0.31 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 7.56 to trade at $1241.26 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.76% to 1.1565, while EUR/GBP rose 0.84% to 0.8865.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.55% at 94.40.