Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.48%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.32% or 3.15 points to trade at 139.00 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.73% or 0.083 points to end at 4.869 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was up 1.30% or 0.31 points to 24.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 1.49% or 0.28 points to trade at 18.21 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.44% or 1.220 points to end at 83.560 and Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) shed 0.77% or 1.60 points to 206.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 69 to 58 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.21% to 9.97.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.42% or 0.21 to $50.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.38% or 0.21 to hit $55.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.06% or 14.05 to trade at $1311.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.08% to 1.1930, while EUR/GBP rose 0.67% to 0.8850.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 91.89.