Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.20%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare , Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which rose 2.24% or 15.40 points to trade at 703.40 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) added 2.11% or 11.40 points to end at 551.60 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG ) was up 2.01% or 0.49 points to 24.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT ), which fell 2.96% or 0.70 points to trade at 22.91 at the close. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) declined 2.81% or 0.69 points to end at 23.83 and Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN ) was down 2.26% or 0.13 points to 5.62.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 35 and 9 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.11% or 1.49 to $69.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.45% or 1.07 to hit $72.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% or 13.79 to trade at $2,656.21 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 106.47.

Source: Investing.com