Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 1.08% or 0.040 points to trade at 3.710 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 1.03% or 0.80 points to end at 78.73 and Randstad (AS:RAND) was up 0.99% or 0.42 points to 42.67 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which fell 3.03% or 2.92 points to trade at 93.60 at the close. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 2.08% or 0.320 points to end at 15.070 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was down 1.94% or 0.113 points to 5.707.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 111 to 62 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.12% to 17.86.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.13% or 0.58 to $50.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.28% or 0.68 to hit $52.46 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1258.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.69% to 1.1059, while EUR/GBP rose 0.58% to 0.9059.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.67% at 97.56.