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Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.17%

Published 04/18/2017, 12:35 PM
Updated 04/18/2017, 12:35 PM
© Reuters.  Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.17%

© Reuters. Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.17%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Kon (AS:PHG), which rose 0.10% or 0.03 points to trade at 29.75 at the close. Meanwhile, KPN Kon (AS:KPN) added 0.07% or 0.002 points to end at 2.720 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 0.03% or 0.005 points to 17.635 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 6.18% or 0.441 points to trade at 6.690 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) declined 3.06% or 1.73 points to end at 54.77 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was down 3.03% or 0.48 points to 15.34.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 96 to 36 and 4 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.18% to 19.46 a new 3-months high.

Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.59% or 0.31 to $52.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.94% or 0.52 to hit $54.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1291.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.55% to 1.0701, while EUR/GBP fell 1.02% to 0.8383.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 99.69.

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