Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Software & Computer Services and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.32% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 3.01% or 1.82 points to trade at 62.22 at the close. Delta Lloyd (AS:DLL) added 2.02% or 0.15 points to end at 7.64 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.63% or 1.26 points to 78.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which lost 3.00% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.47 in late trade. Royal Dutch Shell A (AS:RDSa) declined 1.46% or 0.36 points to end at 24.29 and Aalberts Industries (AS:AALB) shed 0.63% or 0.17 points to 26.89.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 111 to 64 and 2 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.31% to 21.97.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.18% or 1.04 to $46.68 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.51% or 1.26 to hit $49.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.85% or 10.00 to trade at $1173.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1322, while EUR/GBP fell 0.45% to 0.7317.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 94.97.