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 gained 0.04% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 2.34% or 0.49 points to trade at 21.46 at the close. Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) added 1.22% or 0.90 points to end at 74.58 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 0.86% or 0.46 points to 53.82 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which lost 1.35% or 0.034 points to trade at 2.491 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 0.96% or 0.29 points to end at 29.98 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) shed 0.81% or 0.162 points to 19.848.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 65 to 56 and 19 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 6.87% to 15.18.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $54.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.16% or 0.10 to hit $62.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.15 to trade at $1279.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1369, while EUR/GBP fell 0.10% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.985.