Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.45% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP), which rose 0.88% or 1.85 points to trade at 212.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Aalberts Industries (AS:AALB) added 0.45% or 0.14 points to end at 32.45 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 0.20% or 0.04 points to 20.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 2.26% or 0.166 points to trade at 7.189 at the close. DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) declined 1.50% or 0.90 points to end at 59.00 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.17% or 0.710 points to 59.950.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 76 to 52 and 6 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.69% to 15.78.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.58% or 0.83 to $53.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.79% or 0.99 to hit $56.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.28% or 15.35 to trade at $1211.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.82% to 1.0783, while EUR/GBP rose 0.16% to 0.8578.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 99.67.