Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.68%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 3.20% or 0.180 points to trade at 5.799 at the close. SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) added 1.30% or 0.17 points to end at 12.90 and KPN Kon (AS:KPN) was up 0.33% or 0.010 points to 3.058 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which lost 2.09% or 0.36 points to trade at 17.09 in late trade. Aegon (AS:AEGN) declined 1.70% or 0.063 points to end at 3.645 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 1.70% or 0.825 points to 47.625.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 107 to 54 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 6.02% to 17.57.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.44% or 0.66 to $46.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.24% or 0.60 to hit $48.95 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.33% or 4.50 to trade at $1352.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.73% to 1.1265, while EUR/GBP fell 0.39% to 0.8650.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.75% at 94.86.