Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 3.83% or 0.163 points to trade at 4.420 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group (AS:NN) added 1.76% or 0.52 points to end at 30.02 and Randstad (AS:RAND) was up 0.49% or 0.23 points to 48.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN), which fell 2.44% or 0.81 points to trade at 32.55 at the close. ING Groep NV (AS:ING) declined 1.88% or 0.215 points to end at 11.195 and Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) was down 1.61% or 0.36 points to 21.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 99 to 64 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.95% to 19.90.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.26% or 0.62 to $49.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.85% or 0.43 to hit $50.79 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1217.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1145, while EUR/GBP rose 0.92% to 0.7679.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 95.71.