Netherlands stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the AEX index ending the session down 0.28% as weakness in Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services weighed on the market.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX registered a modest decline of 0.28%.
Top gains
- Relx PLC (AS:REL) led the gainers on the AEX, rising 2.76% or 0.86 points to finish at 32.00.
- CVC Capital Partners PLC (AS:CVC) added 2.56% or 0.33 points to close at 13.22.
- IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) advanced 1.65% or 1.56 points to end the day at 96.06.
Largest declines
- Magnum Ice Cream Nv (AS:MICCT) was the weakest performer, falling 4.14% or 0.50 points to 11.57 at the close; the stock moved to all-time lows.
- Prosus (AS:PRX) dropped 2.75% or 1.21 points to finish at 42.79.
- Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) declined 2.06% or 1.10 points to end at 52.20.
On the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, declining issues narrowly outnumbered advancing ones, with 50 stocks down versus 49 that rose; 10 shares ended unchanged.
Volatility and market breadth
The AEX Volatility measure, which reflects implied volatility for AEX options, was unchanged at 21.09, recording a 0.00% move.
Commodities and currencies
- Crude oil for June delivery climbed 2.60% or 2.27 to $89.69 per barrel.
- Brent oil for June delivery rose 2.45% or 2.34 to $97.82 per barrel.
- The June Gold Futures contract fell 1.47% or 70.76 to trade at $4,758.04 a troy ounce.
- EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.18, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.15% to 0.87.
- The US Dollar Index Futures moved up 0.22% to 98.12.
Overall, the session produced a narrowly negative breadth reading on the exchange, with a handful of mid-cap and large-cap names showing divergent performance. Energy and metals markets registered notable moves during the session while currency pairs showed minimal net change in the reported readings.