Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.13% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 2.28% or 0.45 points to trade at 20.15 at the close. Randstad NV (AS:RAND) added 0.59% or 0.23 points to end at 39.35 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 0.19% or 0.04 points to 21.21 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 5.53% or 5.080 points to trade at 86.780 in late trade. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 2.47% or 1.30 points to end at 51.42 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) shed 2.34% or 0.605 points to 25.220.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 94 to 36 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.10% to 19.08.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 4.80% or 2.41 to $47.79 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.62% or 2.16 to hit $57.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1252.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.1366, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8989.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 96.512.