Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.22% or 0.118 points to trade at 5.434 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group NV (AS:NN) added 0.61% or 0.22 points to end at 36.22 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 0.13% or 0.003 points to 2.385 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.84% or 1.080 points to trade at 27.060 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 2.78% or 5.05 points to end at 176.75 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 2.35% or 0.57 points to 23.73.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 97 to 31 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.35% or 0.57 to 23.73.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 10.09% to 13.56.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.78% or 1.17 to $64.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.78% or 0.59 to hit $74.75 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.70 to trade at $1277.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1566, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8784.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 94.76.