Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.08%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Ahold Kon (AS:AHLN), which rose 1.69% or 0.34 points to trade at 20.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) added 0.65% or 0.16 points to end at 24.84 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) was up 0.21% or 0.09 points to 42.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which fell 8.27% or 0.287 points to trade at 3.182 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) declined 6.20% or 0.66 points to end at 9.91 and Randstad (AS:RAND) was down 5.22% or 1.84 points to 33.38.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 138 to 28 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aegon (AS:AEGN) fell to 3-years lows; falling 8.27% or 0.287 to 3.182. Shares in Randstad (AS:RAND) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.22% or 1.84 to 33.38.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.42% to 23.53.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 4.47% or 2.19 to $46.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 4.25% or 2.13 to hit $47.97 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.23% or 16.50 to trade at $1355.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.55% to 1.1093, while EUR/GBP rose 1.29% to 0.8499.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.49% at 96.08.