Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.39% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 1.57% or 1.200 points to trade at 77.560 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.14% or 0.330 points to end at 29.350 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.01% or 0.295 points to 29.585 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 1.91% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.62 in late trade. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.35% or 0.09 points to end at 25.75 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) shed 0.16% or 0.030 points to 19.100.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 85 to 31 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.18% to 11.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.20% or 0.84 to $70.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.62% or 1.21 to hit $76.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1314.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1933, while EUR/GBP fell 0.51% to 0.8796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 92.54.