Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.34% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Prosus (AS:PRX), which rose 2.54% or 1.02 points to trade at 41.24 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) added 2.51% or 0.76 points to end at 30.84 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 2.36% or 1.40 points to 60.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Relx PLC (AS:REL), which lost 1.86% or 0.84 points to trade at 44.44 in late trade. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 1.45% or 0.05 points to end at 3.68 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) shed 1.11% or 0.36 points to 32.14.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 56 to 42 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.89% or 1.27 to $68.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.63% or 1.16 to hit $72.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.14% or 30.34 to trade at $2,689.94 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 105.68.