Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare , Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ), which rose 2.98% or 41.40 points to trade at 1,432.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Prosus (AS: PRX ) added 1.89% or 0.63 points to end at 33.89 and ASR Nederland NV (AS: ASRNL ) was up 1.59% or 0.72 points to 46.14 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS: PHG ), which fell 3.27% or 0.82 points to trade at 24.24 at the close. Unilever PLC (AS: ULVR ) declined 1.48% or 0.80 points to end at 53.14 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ) was down 1.21% or 1.70 points to 139.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 54 to 42 and 15 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.93% or 0.72 to $76.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.94% or 0.76 to hit $80.25 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 3.94 to trade at $2,682.54 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP rose 0.66% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 109.25.