Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Technology Hardware & Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 2.27% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Vopak (AMS:VOPA), which fell 0.09% or 0.04 points to trade at 43.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Unilever NV (AMS:UNc) fell 0.43% or 0.16 points to end at 36.84 and TNT Express (AMS:TNTE) was down 0.44% or 0.034 points to 7.626 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA), which fell 6.41% or 0.54 points to trade at 7.89 at the close. Altice SA (AMS:ATCE) declined 5.99% or 7.45 points to end at 116.95 and OCI (AMS:OCI) was down 4.70% or 1.230 points to 24.915.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 188 to 21 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arcelormittal (AMS:ISPA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 6.41% or 0.54 to 7.89.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.75% to 27.10.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.34% or 1.24 to $51.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.55% or 0.89 to hit $56.27 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.08% or 12.60 to trade at $1154.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.96% to 1.0950, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.7100.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.82% at 97.22.