Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 0.45% or 1.05 points to trade at 233.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 0.32% or 0.28 points to end at 88.20 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 0.22% or 0.040 points to 18.475 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 3.99% or 2.950 points to trade at 71.040 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 2.37% or 0.445 points to end at 18.340 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) was down 2.36% or 0.104 points to 4.304.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 94 to 32 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Heineken (AS:HEIN) rose to all time highs; rising 0.32% or 0.28 to 88.20.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.07% to 11.76.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.03% or 0.49 to $47.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.67% or 0.33 to hit $49.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.02% or 13.10 to trade at $1295.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1270, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.8744.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.58.