Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology Hardware & Equipment, Technology and Software & Computer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which rose 2.64% or 1.95 points to trade at 75.69 at the close. Delta Lloyd (AS:DLL) added 2.17% or 0.11 points to end at 5.14 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was up 1.79% or 0.085 points to 4.842 in late trade.
Biggest losers included OCI (AS:OCI), which lost 3.07% or 0.595 points to trade at 18.805 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) declined 1.36% or 0.05 points to end at 3.34 and DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) shed 1.09% or 0.48 points to 43.37.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 114 to 59 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.08% to 30.58.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 5.43% or 1.80 to $31.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 5.87% or 1.99 to hit $31.94 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.05% or 0.50 to trade at $1098.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.0895, while EUR/GBP fell 0.53% to 0.7484.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 98.65.