Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 1.80% or 0.14 points to trade at 7.94 at the close. Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) added 1.48% or 0.78 points to end at 53.38 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.22% or 0.031 points to 2.577 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which lost 1.75% or 0.45 points to trade at 25.24 in late trade. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.10% or 1.75 points to end at 157.50 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 1.03% or 0.780 points to 74.820.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 73 to 47 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.27% to 12.05.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.72% or 0.49 to $68.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.65% or 1.22 to hit $75.01 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 5.90 to trade at $1317.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.2096, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 91.52.