Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Support Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group (AMS:NN), which rose 0.43% or 0.12 points to trade at 28.99 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding (AMS:ASML) added 0.16% or 0.14 points to end at 90.20 and TNT Express (AMS:TNTE) was down 0.12% or 0.009 points to 7.581 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL), which fell 20.24% or 3.34 points to trade at 13.16 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) declined 4.48% or 0.39 points to end at 8.32 and Aegon (AMS:AEGN) was down 3.72% or 0.266 points to 6.882.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 179 to 34 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in NN Group (AMS:NN) rose to all time highs; rising 0.43% or 0.12 to 28.99. Shares in Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 20.24% or 3.34 to 13.16.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 7.05% to 18.17.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 3.87% or 1.74 to $43.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.86% or 1.46 to hit $49.56 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.33% or 3.60 to trade at $1107.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1027, while EUR/GBP rose 0.27% to 0.7087.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 97.37.