Netherlands shares lower at close of trade; AEX down 1.49%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Financials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.49% to hit a new 3-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which rose 3.54% or 3.90 points to trade at 114.15 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) added 1.47% or 7.60 points to end at 524.00 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 0.48% or 3.00 points to 630.30 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which lost 4.89% or 2.90 points to trade at 56.38 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 4.63% or 1.10 points to end at 22.66 and IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) shed 4.22% or 6.50 points to 147.40.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 80 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.50% or 0.34 to $68.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.46% or 0.33 to hit $72.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.68% or 17.85 to trade at $2,599.85 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.59% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.59% at 106.08.