Netherlands Stocks Decline

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with losses in the Healthcare, Basic Materials, and Oil & Gas sectors.

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

Best Performers

• ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML): +2.24% or 15.40 points to 703.40
• ASM International NV (AS:ASMI): +2.11% or 11.40 points to 551.60
• Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG): +2.01% or 0.49 points to 24.90

Worst Performers

• ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT): -2.96% or 0.70 points to 22.91
• Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG): -2.81% or 0.69 points to 23.83
• Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN): -2.26% or 0.13 points to 5.62

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 67 to 35, with 9 ending unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, measuring implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged at 21.09.

Commodities

• Crude oil for January: -2.11% or 1.49 to $69.22 per barrel
• Brent oil for February: -1.45% or 1.07 to $72.84 per barrel
• February Gold Futures: -0.52% or 13.79 to $2,656.21 per troy ounce

Currency

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.05
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.08% at 106.47.